School enrollment, primary in IDA blend
IDA blend: School enrollment, primary was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in IDA blend, 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 blend is 91.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in IDA blend peaked at 91.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.7% | 55.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 73.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 73.6% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 81.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.7% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9318 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 51.7% (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 7.52 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in IDA blend?
- School enrollment, primary in IDA blend was 91.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.