Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) was 101.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
101.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
104.2%
in 2020
All-time low
57.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 101.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 104.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1971.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 79th 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, both sexes (%) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.1% | — |
| 1971 | 57.5% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 61.5% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 62.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 66.2% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 69.4% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 73.7% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 70.7% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 73.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 70.4% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 100.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 101.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 102.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 104.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 103.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 101.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.8% | 57.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 69.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 70.4% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 80.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.3% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 98.8% | 104.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 101.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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