Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 62.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
62.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
210th
of 219 groups
All-time high
65.4%
in 2021
All-time low
35.9%
in 1972
Years of data
52
1972–2023
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 62.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 65.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1972.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 210th of 219 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.9% | — |
| 1973 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 35.9% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 42.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 62.9% | 65.4% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 62.9% in 2023, 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1972.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 210th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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