Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 77.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 77.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 77.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1971.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 164th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.7% | — |
| 1971 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 51.5% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 53.2% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 54.6% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 56.1% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 58.4% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.8% | 46.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 56.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 58.2% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 63.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.6% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.4% | 77.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 161 Paraguay 84.5% compare
- 162 Cambodia 84.4% compare
- 163 Puerto Rico 84.3% compare
- 164 Gabon 84.2% compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 84.2% compare
- 166 Mozambique 84.2% compare
- 167 Romania 82.9% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 77.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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