Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 49.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income is 49.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 49.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2005.
That places Low & middle income 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.7% | — |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.7% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 35.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 49.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2005.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.