Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.5%
in 2024
All-time low
51.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 90.5% 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 101st 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.6% | -22.7% |
| 1972 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 56.3% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 63.3% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 59.9% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.8% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 62.3% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 62.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.2% | 51.6% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 62.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 71.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 77.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.0% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 98 Kazakhstan 97.5% compare
- 99 Samoa 97.4% compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 97.4% compare
- 101 China 97.4% compare
- 102 United States of America 97.2% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 97.2% compare
- 104 Myanmar 96.4% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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