Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 86.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
86.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.0%
in 2020
All-time low
35.1%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 86.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 131st 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 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.9% | — |
| 1971 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 38.5% | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 41.7% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 47.6% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.9% | 35.1% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 44.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 50.7% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 62.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 75.5% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 87.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 128 Saint Lucia 92.8% compare
- 129 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.6% compare
- 131 North Macedonia 92.5% compare
- 132 India 92.3% compare
- 133 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.1% compare
- 134 Macau, China 91.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 86.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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