Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 105.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
31st
of 221 groups
All-time high
108.3%
in 2008
All-time low
82.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 105.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 108.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 1971.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102.1% | — |
| 1971 | 82.4% | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 85.0% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 88.3% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 90.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 99.2% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 101.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 103.1% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 104.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 104.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 105.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 104.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 103.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 103.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 104.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 104.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 103.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 104.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 105.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 104.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 106.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 106.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 106.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 107.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 107.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 107.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 106.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 108.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 108.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 106.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 107.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 105.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 105.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 107.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 106.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 100.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 101.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 103.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 103.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 105.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.9% | 82.4% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 92.5% | 105.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.4% | 103.5% | 106.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.2% | 106.1% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.5% | 100.4% | 108.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.0% | 101.0% | 105.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
- 28 Venezuela 113.7% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 113.4% compare
- 30 Peru 112.8% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 112.5% compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 112.3% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 112.2% compare
- 34 Anguilla 112.2% compare
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Ibrd Only was 105.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release