Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 72.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 72.9% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 72.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2003.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.8% | — |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 53.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Late-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.83 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.00 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.83 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.83 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.53 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 72.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2003.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.