School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School enrollment, primary (% gross) was 105.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Early-demographic dividend is 105.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 107.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 1971.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.8% | — |
| 1971 | 61.6% | -31.5% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 66.0% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 68.6% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 71.9% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.6% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 79.7% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 87.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 100.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 101.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 103.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 104.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 104.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 105.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 104.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 105.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 105.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 104.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 107.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 105.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 102.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 105.6% | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.5% | 89.8% | 61.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.2% | 61.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.8% | 75.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 89.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 96.1% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.3% | 99.8% | 107.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.3% | 100.3% | 105.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 1 Haiti 184.0% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 162.1% compare
- 3 Rwanda 149.6% compare
- 4 Malawi 139.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.7% compare
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Early-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, primary in Early-demographic dividend was 105.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 107.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 1971.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.