Education in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 523 indicators covering education for WB: Middle Income (july 2025). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 55.90 million 2024 down 10.9% 10th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 138.68 million 2024 up 12.2% 10th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.3% 2024 up 31.3% 104th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.2% 2024 up 32.1% 105th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 147.73 million 2024 up 12.1% 10th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 21.1% 132nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 224.58 million 2024 up 12.1% 10th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7848 GPIA 2024 down 0.6% 106th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 108.83 million 2024 up 13.6% 10th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 up 33.9% 64th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 115.75 million 2024 up 10.7% 10th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 63.6% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 88.1% 2024 up 2.8% 100th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 7.6% 85th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 87.7% 2024 up 2.9% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 97.8% 2024 up 1.3% 93rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 88.5% 2024 up 2.8% 97th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.0% 57th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.3% 2023 up 26.9% 146th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 5.4% 85th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.7% 2023 up 30.3% 162nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 355.04 million 2024 down 8.6% 10th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.55 years 2024 up 2.5% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.8% 2024 up 0.9% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 97.8% 2024 up 1.7% 96th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.5% 2024 down 0.2% 105th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 351.65 million 2024 down 4.9% 5th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 200.33 million 2024 down 7.5% 10th School age population, early childhood education, male 180.88 million 2024 down 5.4% 5th School age population, early childhood education, female 170.76 million 2024 down 4.3% 5th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 555.38 million 2024 down 8.2% 10th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 64.0% 2024 unchanged 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 70.0% 2024 up 7.3% 96th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 8.37 million 2024 up 2.9% 10th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.55 years 2024 up 2.7% 107th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.56 years 2024 up 2.3% 102nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 70.5% 2024 up 8.8% 98th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2024 up 2.6% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 69.6% 2024 up 6.0% 100th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2024 up 15.0% 121st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2024 up 21.6% 76th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.5% 2024 down 0.2% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 77.7% 2024 up 7.6% 97th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.5% 2024 down 0.3% 146th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 80.1% 2024 up 2.3% 107th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2024 up 18.1% 117th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 19.9% 2024 down 8.3% 115th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 36.69 million 2025 down 16.0% 8th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 11.3% 2025 down 19.3% 18th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 77.7% 2024 up 1.6% 106th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 82.7% 2024 up 2.9% 108th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 22.3% 2024 down 5.2% 116th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 17.3% 2024 down 12.0% 114th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 17.36 million 2024 up 21.7% 10th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 3.13 million 2024 up 0.4% 10th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 434,110 2023 up 94.6% 11th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 14.66 million 2024 up 44.7% 10th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.8% 2024 down 14.5% 14th ← Previous Page 4 of 9 Next →