Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 111.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 111.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 112.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 14th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 53.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.0% | 70.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 82.0% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 90.0% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.6% | 105.6% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.8% | 111.8% | 111.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 11 Uzbekistan, Republic of 120.9% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 119.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique, Republic of 119.2% compare
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 117.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 111.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 112.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release