Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 64.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 82.7% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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