Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 92.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only is 92.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 94.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.2% | — |
| 1971 | 66.9% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 68.8% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.2% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.4% | 65.2% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.1% | 71.1% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 76.4% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 81.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.2% | 94.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 111.2% compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.7% compare
- 18 Naoero 110.5% compare
- 19 Liechtenstein 109.7% compare
- 20 Argentina 109.2% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 109.2% compare
- 22 Iceland 108.9% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IBRD only was 92.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.