Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 84.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income peaked at 84.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1999.
Low income ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.3% | — |
| 1998 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 57.5% | 58.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 59.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.9% | 84.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 40 Togo 107.2% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 107.1% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Low income was 84.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1999.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.