Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total

IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 86.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
86.6%
in 2019
All-time low
65.4%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 65.4 %1998: 65.7 %1999: 66.1 %2000: 68 %2001: 69.5 %2002: 72 %2003: 74.2 %2004: 76.1 %2005: 77.9 %2006: 79.2 %2007: 80 %2008: 80.7 %2009: 81.6 %2010: 82.5 %2011: 83.7 %2012: 84.8 %2013: 84.9 %2014: 85.4 %2015: 84.8 %2016: 85.4 %2017: 85.5 %2018: 86.2 %2019: 86.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

IDA total recorded 86.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 86.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1997.

IDA total ranks 36th 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 total, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in IDA total, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 65.4%
1998 65.7% +0.4%
1999 66.1% +0.6%
2000 68.0% +2.8%
2001 69.5% +2.3%
2002 72.0% +3.6%
2003 74.2% +3.0%
2004 76.1% +2.7%
2005 77.9% +2.3%
2006 79.2% +1.6%
2007 80.0% +1.1%
2008 80.7% +0.8%
2009 81.6% +1.2%
2010 82.5% +1.1%
2011 83.7% +1.5%
2012 84.8% +1.3%
2013 84.9% +0.2%
2014 85.4% +0.6%
2015 84.8% -0.8%
2016 85.4% +0.7%
2017 85.5% +0.2%
2018 86.2% +0.8%
2019 86.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.8% 65.4% 66.1% 3
2000s 75.9% 68.0% 81.6% 10
2010s 85.0% 82.5% 86.6% 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 33 Malawi 108.0% compare
  2. 34 Kazakhstan 108.0% compare
  3. 35 Luxembourg 107.9% compare
  4. 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
  5. 37 Aruba 107.8% compare
  6. 38 Thailand 107.5% compare
  7. 39 United Arab Emirates 107.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total was 86.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.