Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 85.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 85.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1996.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.6% | — |
| 1996 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 64.2% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 68.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 81.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.1% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 167 Paraguay 87.1% compare
- 168 Puerto Rico 86.8% compare
- 169 El Salvador 86.6% compare
- 170 Romania 84.4% compare
- 171 Comoros 84.0% compare
- 172 Mauritania 83.9% compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 82.1% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 85.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1996.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release