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. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
111.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
112.5%
in 2019
All-time low
53.1%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
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.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.7% | — |
| 1971 | 53.1% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 60.0% | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 69.4% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 70.1% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 87.8% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 103.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 102.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 104.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 102.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 101.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 103.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 105.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 110.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 110.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 111.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 111.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 111.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 111.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 111.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 112.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 111.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 111.8% | -0.0% |
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 120.9% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
- 15 East Timor 119.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique 119.2% compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 117.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release