Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 99.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 101.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 69th 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.4% | — |
| 1997 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 101.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 76.4% | 78.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 76.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 66 Greece 102.7% compare
- 67 India 102.5% compare
- 68 South Africa 102.2% compare
- 69 France 102.1% compare
- 70 Switzerland 102.1% compare
- 71 Liechtenstein 101.8% compare
- 72 Kuwait 101.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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