Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 102.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.3%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
62nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
103.2%
in 2013
All-time low
76.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 102.3%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 103.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1971.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 62nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.8% | — |
| 1971 | 76.3% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 82.8% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 88.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 91.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 100.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 101.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 101.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 101.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 102.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 102.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 102.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 103.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 103.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 102.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 76.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 88.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 98.6% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 98.9% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 99.4% | 102.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 59 Uganda 106.2% compare
- 60 Réunion 106.1% compare
- 61 Montenegro 106.1% compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 105.6% compare
- 63 Algeria 105.5% compare
- 64 Mauritania 105.4% compare
- 65 Poland 105.4% compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 102.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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