Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 86.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 86.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 31st 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.0% | — |
| 1971 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 67.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 67.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 69.0% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 59.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 66.7% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 70.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.0% | 87.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 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 26.3% (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 Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 86.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.