Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 94.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income stood at 94.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 96.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 86.0% | — |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.7% | 86.0% | 87.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 87.3% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.4% | 96.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.5% compare
- 27 Hong Kong, China 109.4% compare
- 28 Viet Nam 109.2% compare
- 29 Eswatini 109.0% compare
- 30 Nicaragua 108.6% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 108.4% compare
- 32 Spain 108.4% compare
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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 94.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, 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.