School enrollment, primary in IDA total
IDA total: School enrollment, primary was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in IDA total peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1971.
IDA total ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.6% | 53.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 70.9% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 70.4% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 79.6% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.3% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 31 Afghanistan 112.2% compare
- 32 Albania 111.5% compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.4% compare
- 34 India 111.0% compare
- 35 Portugal 111.0% compare
- 36 Grenada 110.6% compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 110.4% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9519 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.23 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in IDA total?
- School enrollment, primary in IDA total was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1971.
- How does IDA total rank for school enrollment, primary?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.