Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 68.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 68.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 68.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 147th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.9% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.9% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 47.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 58.6% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.8% | 68.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 68.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 147th out of 212 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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