Education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

499 indicators covering education for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 8.4% 154th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 103.68 million 2024 up 5.6% 17th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8806 GPIA 2024 up 5.6% 40th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 50.42 million 2024 up 4.6% 17th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 17.6% 89th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 53.26 million 2024 up 6.6% 17th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 20.6% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.8% 2024 up 2.8% 41st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 23.7% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.6% 2024 up 3.6% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2024 down 0.7% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 102.0% 2024 up 2.0% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.5% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.9% 2023 down 11.9% 168th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 up 20.0% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.1% 2023 down 0.5% 176th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 58.32 million 2024 down 21.8% 81st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.12 years 2024 up 0.5% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 101.2% 2024 down 0.8% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 101.0% 2024 down 0.6% 49th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.1% 2024 down 0.1% 141st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 153.15 million 2024 down 10.1% 15th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 28.43 million 2024 down 18.3% 87th
School age population, early childhood education, male 79.11 million 2024 down 10.8% 15th
School age population, early childhood education, female 74.04 million 2024 down 9.4% 15th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 86.75 million 2024 down 20.7% 84th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 67.0% 2024 down 1.5% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 90.5% 2024 up 6.8% 42nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4.07 million 2023 down 13.3% 35th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.1 years 2024 up 0.5% 55th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.13 years 2024 up 0.6% 33rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 92.5% 2024 up 6.3% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2024 down 1.0% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 88.8% 2024 up 7.4% 47th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.6% 2024 down 2.4% 109th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.3% 2024 up 11.3% 41st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.4% 2024 up 0.0% 113th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 89.0% 2023 up 11.9% 52nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.7% 2024 down 0.2% 181st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 68.2% 2024 up 4.2% 171st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.9% 2024 up 4.7% 81st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 31.8% 2024 down 8.0% 51st
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 9.28 million 2025 up 14.2% 17th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.0% 2025 up 11.1% 32nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 64.9% 2024 up 4.0% 173rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 71.7% 2024 up 4.6% 178th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 35.1% 2024 down 6.6% 49th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 28.3% 2024 down 10.0% 44th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 8.66 million 2024 up 7.6% 15th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1.29 million 2023 down 16.6% 53rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 178,523 2023 up 21.5% 36th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 7.25 million 2024 up 17.6% 16th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.3% 2024 down 17.2% 22nd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 2.79 million 2023 down 11.7% 18th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 5.43 million 2024 up 18.3% 14th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 62.7% 2024 up 10.0% 69th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 3.23 million 2024 down 6.7% 17th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 57.8% 2024 up 8.2% 51st