Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.0%
in 2024
All-time low
40.0%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50.1% | — |
| 1975 | 40.0% | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 42.5% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 49.4% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 40.0% | 53.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 46.1% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 61.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 67.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 77.7% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.3% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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