Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 98.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 100.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.4% | — |
| 1971 | 50.2% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 53.6% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 57.3% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 62.3% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 61.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 58.1% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 100.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 50.2% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.6% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 58.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 69.2% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 100.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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