Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.8%
in 2013
All-time low
66.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 98.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1971.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.9% | — |
| 1971 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 68.9% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 73.2% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 75.5% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 79.0% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 78.7% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 75.2% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 74.2% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 66.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 73.9% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 81.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.6% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 41 Hong Kong, China 105.2% compare
- 42 Slovenia 104.5% compare
- 43 Nepal 104.4% compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 104.4% compare
- 45 Brazil 104.2% compare
- 46 Luxembourg 104.2% compare
- 47 Argentina 104.0% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1971.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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