Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9903 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9903 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9993 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9012 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 0.9903 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World peaked at 0.9993 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9012 GPIA, in 1993.
That places UNICEF: World 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9012 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.9033 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9045 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9088 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9185 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9228 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9243 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9295 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9333 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9574 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9676 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9932 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9823 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9108 GPIA | 0.9012 GPIA | 0.9228 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.9741 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 93 Japan 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9988 GPIA compare
- 95 Macau, China 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 96 Finland 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 97 Lithuania 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 98 Slovenia 0.998 GPIA compare
- 99 Republic of Korea 0.9978 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in UNICEF: World was 0.9903 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9993 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9012 GPIA in 1993.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- UNICEF: World ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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