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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 33 Malawi 108.0% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 108.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 107.9% compare
- 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
- 37 Aruba 107.8% compare
- 38 Thailand 107.5% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 107.3% compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
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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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.