Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 74.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 111th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.8% | — |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 57.8% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 59.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 66.6% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.5% | 74.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 111th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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