Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
76.1%
in 2020
All-time low
37.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 76.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 76.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.3% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 38.5% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 39.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 46.6% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 49.1% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 52.7% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 53.3% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.8% | 37.5% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 51.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.6% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 59.4% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 71.6% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.2% | 76.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 164 Gabon 84.2% compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 84.2% compare
- 166 Mozambique 84.2% compare
- 167 Romania 82.9% compare
- 168 Bermuda 82.5% compare
- 169 Seychelles 81.5% compare
- 170 Madagascar 81.4% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 76.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release