Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 98.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 98.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1997.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 83rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 75.5% | — |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.8% | 75.5% | 77.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 78.8% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 91.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 98.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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