Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 97.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 98.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 138th 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, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.8% | — |
| 1971 | 56.6% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 66.4% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 69.5% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 73.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 75.9% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 79.9% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 77.6% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 75.5% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 74.4% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.8% | 56.6% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 73.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 73.8% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 82.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.2% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release