Primary education, pupils in IBRD only
IBRD only: Primary education, pupils was 48.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in IBRD only, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 48.7% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in IBRD only peaked at 48.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1974.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 42.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.8% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 45.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.6% | 48.8% | 9 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in IBRD only?
- Primary education, pupils in IBRD only was 48.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1974.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.