Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 87.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 87.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1990.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.3% | — |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 54.3% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 66.4% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 77.8% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.1% | 87.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 87.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release