Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 88.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only is 88.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 88.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1998.
IDA only ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.5% | — |
| 1998 | 64.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 66.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 84.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6961 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA only was 88.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
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.