Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.0%
in 2020
All-time low
35.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 71.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.3% | — |
| 1971 | 35.5% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 43.3% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 35.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 42.6% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 41.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 49.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.2% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.1% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 71.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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