Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
52nd
of 219 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2005
All-time low
96.5%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 96.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 99.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2022.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 52nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.9% | — |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- 49 Sierra Leone 99.2% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 99.2% compare
- 51 Chile 99.1% compare
- 52 Cape Verde 99.1% compare
- 53 Argentina 98.9% compare
- 54 Czechia 98.7% compare
- 55 Norway 98.7% compare
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 96.6% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 52nd 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Post-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