Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 105.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
105.8%
in 2024
All-time low
66.4%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 105.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 105.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, 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, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102.4% | — |
| 1971 | 66.4% | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 71.4% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 88.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 100.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 102.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 103.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 104.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 104.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 103.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 102.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 103.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 103.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 105.8% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.5% | 66.4% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 81.6% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 92.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 99.0% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 97.5% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.6% | 98.3% | 105.8% | 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, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 105.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1971.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release