Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 86.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 164th 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 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.3% | — |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 72.3% | 72.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 73.9% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.8% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.5% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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