Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 80.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 83rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.3% | — |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.3% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 60.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 67.9% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.8% | 80.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 80 Mexico 86.5% compare
- 81 Montenegro 86.2% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 86.0% compare
- 83 Serbia 85.4% compare
- 84 Namibia 84.9% compare
- 85 Barbados 84.8% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 84.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release