Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)

Policy & Regulation

A measure of participation in a level of education, expressed as total enrolment as a percentage of the official age-group population.

In higher education, GER reflects how much of the college-age population is enrolled in tertiary education. Raising GER is a common national policy goal.

Related Terms
Tertiary Education
Post-secondary education, the same level as higher education, including universities, colleges and institutes.
NEP (National Education Policy)
A comprehensive national framework setting the vision, goals and reforms for a country's education system; India's NEP 2020 is a prominent example.
Dropout Rate
The proportion of students who leave a program before completing it.
ABET
A US-based accreditation body for engineering, computing, technology and applied-science programs, and a signatory of the Washington Accord.
Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
A digital framework that stores and manages academic credits earned by a student across institutions, enabling credit accumulation, transfer and multiple entry and exit.