Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 112.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 112.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 112.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.3% | — |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 101.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 102.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 103.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 105.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 105.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 105.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 104.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 105.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 106.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 105.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 106.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 111.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 109.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 106.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 107.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 112.4% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 90.7% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1% | 98.0% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.0% | 99.3% | 112.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 4 Malawi 139.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.7% compare
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1%
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 112.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 112.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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 — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release