Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1993.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 60th 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, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 87.1% | — |
| 1994 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 87.1% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 90.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 95.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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