Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 63.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 160th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.2% | — |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 49.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 62.1% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 63.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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