Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.7%
in 2020
All-time low
35.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 70.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 72.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.1% | — |
| 1971 | 35.2% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 36.4% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 59.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.1% | 35.2% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 41.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 48.9% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.6% | 72.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 201 Mali 57.5% compare
- 202 Syrian Arab Republic 57.2% compare
- 203 Chad 56.9% compare
- 204 Liberia 56.3% compare
- 205 Haiti 55.8% compare
- 206 Central African Republic 55.1% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 53.6% compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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