Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 105.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.5%
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
105.7%
in 2016
All-time low
81.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 105.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 105.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.2% | — |
| 1971 | 81.4% | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 84.4% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 90.2% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 100.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 101.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 101.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 101.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 100.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 100.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 101.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 102.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 101.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 101.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 103.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 104.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 103.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 103.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 104.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 105.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 104.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 105.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 105.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 103.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 103.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 105.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 104.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 102.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 105.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 81.4% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.2% | 90.6% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.5% | 99.8% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.6% | 101.7% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.6% | 99.2% | 105.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.3% | 99.9% | 105.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 112.3% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 112.2% compare
- 34 Anguilla 112.2% compare
- 35 Albania 111.5% compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.4% compare
- 37 India 111.0% compare
- 38 Portugal 111.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 105.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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