Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1998.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 52nd of 212 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.1% | — |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.1% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 67.8% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 74.9% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.2% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 49 France 94.6% compare
- 50 Switzerland 94.6% compare
- 51 Algeria 94.4% compare
- 52 Russian Federation 94.3% compare
- 53 Italy 94.3% compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 94.1% compare
- 55 United States of America 93.3% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 89.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1998.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 52nd out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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