Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 109.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 109.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 109.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.1% | — |
| 1971 | 63.8% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 68.8% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 73.5% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.8% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 78.4% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 75.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 84.5% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 101.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 100.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 104.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 107.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 108.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 108.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 108.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 108.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 108.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 108.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 109.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 109.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 109.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 109.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.5% | 63.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 72.8% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.3% | 82.0% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 91.0% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.3% | 104.0% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.2% | 109.2% | 109.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 109.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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