Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 105.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.4%
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
105.4%
in 2024
All-time low
56.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 105.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 105.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1971.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 36th 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, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.3% | — |
| 1971 | 56.7% | -34.3% |
| 1972 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 61.3% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 76.0% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 77.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 101.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 101.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 102.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 102.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 103.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 104.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 103.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 101.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 102.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 105.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.8% | 56.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 71.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 83.3% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 93.1% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 96.9% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 97.8% | 105.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 105.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release