Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 1.02 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8934 GPIA, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9004 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8934 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9125 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9264 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9423 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9442 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9447 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.904 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9471 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.963 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9718 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9897 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9896 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9021 GPIA | 0.8934 GPIA | 0.9125 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.904 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 4 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 5 Maldives 1.09 GPIA compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 1.08 GPIA compare
- 7 Sweden 1.07 GPIA compare
- 8 Mexico 1.06 GPIA compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 1.02 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8934 GPIA in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release