Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.6%
in 2024
All-time low
54.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 92.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 92.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 92nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.9% | — |
| 1971 | 54.7% | -22.9% |
| 1972 | 56.6% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 59.6% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 67.6% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 63.1% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 62.9% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 67.5% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 61.7% | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 65.2% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 68.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.1% | 54.7% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 61.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 71.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 76.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 86.4% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.3% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 84.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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