Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2024
All-time low
50.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 87.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 87.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 129th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.9% | — |
| 1971 | 50.6% | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 52.4% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 55.0% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 61.6% | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 59.8% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 65.1% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 60.8% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 50.6% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 60.8% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 69.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 74.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.5% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 85.8% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 126 French Polynesia 92.9% compare
- 127 Zambia 92.9% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 92.8% compare
- 129 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.6% compare
- 131 North Macedonia 92.5% compare
- 132 India 92.3% compare
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 secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release