Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 96.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend stood at 96.0%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 100.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1993.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83.1% | — |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 83.1% | 84.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 85.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.0% | 100.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More reference data data for Early-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.93 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.53 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.49 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.56 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.47 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 4.99 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Early-demographic dividend was 96.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1993.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.