Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 93.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 93.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 200th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.5% | — |
| 1971 | 67.5% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 71.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 73.0% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 73.4% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 71.3% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 75.9% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 68.0% | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 75.1% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.9% | 67.5% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 68.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 75.5% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 76.4% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 84.6% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 90.5% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 52.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 37.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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