Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
100.4%
in 2020
All-time low
49.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 100.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1971.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd 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 Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.9% | — |
| 1971 | 49.6% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 60.4% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 62.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 57.4% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 59.3% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 49.6% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 57.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 69.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 100.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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