Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 104.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members is 104.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 104.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 1992.
OECD members ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99.8% | — |
| 1993 | 100.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 100.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 101.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 101.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 101.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 101.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 102.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 102.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 102.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 102.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 103.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 103.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 104.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 104.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 104.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 103.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 104.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 104.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 104.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 104.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 104.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.8% | 99.8% | 101.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 103.2% | 102.0% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 103.6% | 104.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in OECD members was 104.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.