Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
102.1%
in 2012
All-time low
68.4%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 92.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 102.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 205th 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.2% | — |
| 1971 | 84.2% | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 82.8% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 86.8% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 98.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 100.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 100.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 101.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.9% | 68.4% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 92.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 91.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 93.7% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 91.0% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.3% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release