School enrollment, primary in IDA only
IDA only: School enrollment, primary was 100.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in IDA only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 100.4% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in IDA only peaked at 102.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.1% | 52.3% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 67.4% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 68.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 78.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.9% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 99.6% | 102.1% | 5 |
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.61 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in IDA only?
- School enrollment, primary in IDA only was 100.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.