Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 95.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 95.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1994.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.7% | — |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 83.7% | 86.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 87.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.8% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1994.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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