Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 69.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 69.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 69.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 137th out of 212 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.0% | — |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 52.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.0% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 69.5% | 69.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 69.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 137th out of 212 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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