Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 87.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 163rd 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 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.7% | — |
| 1997 | 70.0% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.8% | 70.0% | 71.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 70.3% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 77.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 82.8% | 87.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7959 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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