Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1998.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 117th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.3% | — |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 57.3% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 58.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 66.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.1% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 114 Jamaica 77.1% compare
- 115 Rwanda 77.0% compare
- 116 Panama 77.0% compare
- 117 Paraguay 76.9% compare
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 76.9% compare
- 119 Brunei Darussalam 76.9% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 76.8% 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 to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 117th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release