Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 105.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 105.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 105.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.1% | — |
| 1971 | 58.0% | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 59.9% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 62.6% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 65.3% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 69.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 72.9% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 77.2% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 80.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 89.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 101.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 102.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 101.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 101.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 103.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 103.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 104.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 103.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 101.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 102.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 105.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.1% | 58.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 72.9% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 84.8% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 94.0% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.7% | 97.1% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 97.9% | 105.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 105.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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