Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World
WB: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9903 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9903 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9993 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9013 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 0.9903 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World peaked at 0.9993 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9013 GPIA, in 1993.
That places WB: World 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9013 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9046 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9089 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9167 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9186 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9229 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9296 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9334 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9509 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9516 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9574 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9603 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9676 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9731 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.978 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9931 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9823 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9109 GPIA | 0.9013 GPIA | 0.9229 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.9244 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.9741 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: World
- 93 Japan 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 94 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9988 GPIA compare
- 95 Macau, China 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 96 Finland 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 97 Lithuania 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 98 Slovenia 0.998 GPIA compare
- 99 Republic of Korea 0.9978 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in WB: World was 0.9903 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9993 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9013 GPIA in 1993.
- How does WB: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- WB: World ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release