Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 98.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 104.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2024.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 104.3% | — |
| 2000 | 102.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 103.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 103.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 102.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 102.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 102.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 102.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 101.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 101.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.3% | 104.3% | 104.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 101.5% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 100.4% | 101.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 100.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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