Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members is 96.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 97.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1999.
That places WB: Oecd Members 17th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.5% | — |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.1% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.4% | 97.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 17th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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