Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 81.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 81.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 83.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 56.2% | — |
| 1998 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 55.0% | 56.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 56.6% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 79.2% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.1% | 83.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 199 Equatorial Guinea 40.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 81.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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