Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.0%
in 2024
All-time low
47.6%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 85.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1975.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 141st 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 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61.7% | — |
| 1975 | 47.6% | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | +27.2% |
| 1980 | 54.0% | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 57.6% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 59.5% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 69.1% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.9% | 47.6% | 64.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 54.0% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 69.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 72.3% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 79.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 138 Tuvalu 90.5% compare
- 139 Marshall Islands 90.4% compare
- 140 Zambia 90.3% compare
- 141 Philippines 90.2% compare
- 142 Suriname 90.2% compare
- 143 Botswana 89.9% compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 89.8% compare
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, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male 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, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release