Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 99.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 127.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2023.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 112.2% | — |
| 1971 | 106.7% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 103.3% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 104.3% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 103.0% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 107.6% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 111.9% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 110.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 108.2% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 108.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 108.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 109.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 111.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 114.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 117.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 122.5% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 125.9% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 127.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 126.1% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 122.9% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 118.3% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 116.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 114.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 112.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 111.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 111.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 110.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 109.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 109.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 111.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 111.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 112.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 111.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 109.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 107.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 105.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 104.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 105.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 105.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 105.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 104.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 104.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 104.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 101.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.6% | 103.0% | 112.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.6% | 108.4% | 127.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.5% | 109.7% | 118.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.0% | 104.8% | 112.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.9% | 99.7% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 127.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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