Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 79.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 79.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 157th 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: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.0% | — |
| 1971 | 51.5% | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 61.7% | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 56.1% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 56.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 54.8% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 51.9% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 55.6% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 62.3% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 56.2% | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.9% | 51.5% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 51.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.6% | 58.9% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 62.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 68.0% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 75.5% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7959 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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