Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 83.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 83.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 84.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1997.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.7% | — |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 60.7% | 62.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 64.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.4% | 84.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 39 United Arab Emirates 107.3% compare
- 40 Togo 107.2% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 107.1% compare
- 42 East Timor 107.1% compare
- 43 Libya 107.1% compare
- 44 Malta 106.9% compare
- 45 Ireland 106.7% compare
More reference data data for Pre-demographic dividend
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.90 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.09 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.89 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.3 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6705 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.6658 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.35 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 83.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1997.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.