Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 103.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
103.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
106.1%
in 1970
All-time low
86.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 103.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 106.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 106.1% | — |
| 1971 | 86.4% | -18.6% |
| 1972 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 89.9% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 96.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 99.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 101.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 102.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 103.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 102.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 102.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 103.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 102.9% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 102.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 100.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 101.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 101.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 100.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 100.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 101.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 100.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 102.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 102.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 102.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 102.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 103.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 104.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 104.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 103.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 104.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 104.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 104.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 103.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 104.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 103.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 102.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 102.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 101.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 101.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 103.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 86.4% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.1% | 96.0% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.2% | 100.5% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.7% | 102.6% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.3% | 99.9% | 104.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.3% | 100.2% | 103.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 57 Colombia 106.2% compare
- 58 Aruba 106.0% compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 106.0% compare
- 60 Montenegro 105.8% compare
- 61 Poland 105.5% compare
- 62 Uganda 105.5% compare
- 63 Cook Islands 105.5% 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, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 103.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 106.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release