Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) was 105.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
112.8%
in 2012
All-time low
69.7%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 105.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 112.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1981.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.7% | — |
| 1971 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 72.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 75.3% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 69.7% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 71.8% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 77.8% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 100.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 104.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 102.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 106.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 106.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 108.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 110.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 112.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 112.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 112.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 112.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 111.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 110.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 110.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 109.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 108.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 108.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 106.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 105.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 105.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 105.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 105.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.6% | 71.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.5% | 69.7% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 80.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 81.8% | 110.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.9% | 108.8% | 112.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.7% | 105.4% | 106.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 31 Vanuatu 112.5% compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 105.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 112.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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