Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 589.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 589.09 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 589.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 308.22 million, in 1971.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 364.00 million | — |
| 1971 | 308.22 million | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 321.33 million | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 343.74 million | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 358.54 million | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 374.00 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 385.35 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 394.20 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 396.40 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 405.44 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 416.80 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 423.00 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 431.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 436.07 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 440.87 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 444.70 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 444.98 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 449.22 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 456.19 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 461.04 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 466.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 470.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 476.89 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 486.23 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 495.75 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 497.75 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 504.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 517.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 518.80 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 527.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 526.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 522.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 515.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 516.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 535.03 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 534.08 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 531.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 537.86 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 536.85 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 535.96 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 536.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 539.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 544.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 549.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 543.54 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 546.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 559.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 562.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 547.80 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 553.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 560.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 564.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 576.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 579.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 589.09 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 365.12 million | 308.22 million | 405.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 440.47 million | 416.80 million | 461.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 496.24 million | 466.18 million | 527.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 529.21 million | 515.83 million | 537.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.27 million | 536.79 million | 562.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.74 million | 560.30 million | 589.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.15 million compare
- 8 Bangladesh 16.69 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 15.93 million compare
- 10 Egypt 15.40 million compare
- 11 Brazil 15.11 million compare
- 12 Mexico 13.19 million compare
- 13 Philippines 13.06 million compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 589.09 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 589.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.22 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.