Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 99.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 99.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 100.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.4% | — |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 100.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 72.4% | 74.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 75.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 90.1% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 99.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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