Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 101.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 101.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 101.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.9% | — |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 101.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 86.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 92.9% | 101.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 37 Uruguay 106.9% compare
- 38 Spain 106.8% compare
- 39 Colombia 106.6% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 106.2% compare
- 41 Denmark 106.0% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 106.0% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 105.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 101.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release