Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 103.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
103.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
104.5%
in 2013
All-time low
78.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 103.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 104.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 49th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.9% | — |
| 1971 | 78.4% | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 81.7% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 85.1% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 87.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 90.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 99.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 101.6% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 102.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 102.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 102.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 103.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 104.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 103.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 103.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 104.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 104.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 103.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 103.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 104.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 104.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 102.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 102.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 102.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 101.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 101.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 103.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 78.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 90.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.4% | 102.1% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.4% | 98.8% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 99.3% | 103.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 46 French Polynesia 108.1% compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 108.0% compare
- 48 Benin 108.0% compare
- 49 Cook Islands 107.9% compare
- 50 Aruba 107.7% compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 107.7% compare
- 52 Republic of Moldova 107.6% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 103.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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