Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 78.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 84.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.2% | — |
| 1971 | 70.7% | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 68.7% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 51.3% | -29.7% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.0% | 51.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 76.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 75.5% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 77.1% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.6% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.7% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 78.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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