Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 90.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 90.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 44th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.5% | — |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 64.5% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.8% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 72.7% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 86.7% | 90.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 41 Republic of Moldova 96.0% compare
- 42 Brazil 95.8% compare
- 43 Latvia 95.7% compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 95.7%
- 45 Hungary 95.7% compare
- 46 Estonia 95.0% compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 94.9% compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 90.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 44th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release