Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 75.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total stood at 75.1%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 75.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.7% | — |
| 1971 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 40.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 43.6% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 49.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 36.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 48.2% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 50.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 57.2% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 70.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in IDA total was 75.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.