Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 97.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1986.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 98th of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 74.3% | — |
| 1987 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 74.3% | 74.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 74.5% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 76.0% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 87.7% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 89.5% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 91.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1986.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 98th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release