OECD members - School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in OECD members was 95.60 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.86 in 2008 and a minimum value of 88.19 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 88.19
1971 88.21
1972 88.43
1973 89.07
1974 89.11
1975 89.22
1976 89.86
1977 90.49
1978 90.72
1979 91.52
1980 93.77
1981 93.97
1982 94.70
1983 94.36
1984 94.37
1985 94.37
1986 95.11
1987 95.86
1988 96.32
1989 96.32
1990 96.64
1991 96.59
1992 96.32
1993 95.96
1994 95.62
1995 95.74
1996 95.60
1997 95.14
1999 96.21
2001 96.34
2002 95.92
2003 96.16
2004 95.92
2005 96.20
2006 96.46
2007 96.74
2008 96.86
2009 96.31
2010 95.96
2011 95.74
2012 95.67
2013 95.69
2014 95.74
2015 95.96
2016 96.21
2017 95.64
2018 95.60

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Net enrollment rate for primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students of official school age enrolled in primary education by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to primary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation