Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1997.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 65.1% | — |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3% | 65.1% | 65.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.2% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.3% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 174 Eritrea 81.1% compare
- 175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80.2% compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 79.5% compare
- 177 Angola 79.0% compare
- 178 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.4% compare
- 179 Nigeria 78.3% compare
- 180 Burundi 77.4% compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1997.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release