Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 87.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 87.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 88.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 53.9% | — |
| 1973 | 56.0% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 55.6% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 53.5% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 60.3% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 63.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.0% | 53.9% | 56.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 53.5% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 58.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 68.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 78.6% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.8% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 94.6% compare
- 121 Nauru 94.5% compare
- 122 Brunei 94.2% compare
- 123 Iran 94.1% compare
- 124 Barbados 93.7% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 93.4% compare
- 126 French Polynesia 92.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 87.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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