Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 86.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total stood at 86.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 87.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.4% | — |
| 1971 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 62.5% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 65.0% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 68.1% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 69.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 59.4% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 66.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 70.3% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 75.3% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.1% | 87.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 27 New Zealand 108.2% compare
- 28 Norway 108.1% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 107.9% compare
- 30 Brazil 107.8% compare
- 31 Canada 107.8% compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 107.6% compare
- 33 Aruba 107.4% compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 86.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.