Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.6%
in 2023
All-time low
31.4%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 is 73.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 73.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.4% | — |
| 1971 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 33.3% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 37.6% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 41.7% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 31.4% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 47.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 47.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 52.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 64.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.7% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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