Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 97.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 97.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1985.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 45 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.4% | — |
| 1971 | 77.5% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 80.6% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 85.0% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 86.5% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 82.4% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 80.9% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 79.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 76.3% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 74.6% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 74.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 72.7% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 86.1% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 97.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 97.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1985.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Late-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 Late-demographic dividend 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.