Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 60.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 60.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1998.
That places IDA total 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.4% | — |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.4% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 44.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 55.5% | 60.0% | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in IDA total was 60.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.