School enrollment, primary in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, primary was 94.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in IBRD only, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 94.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in IBRD only peaked at 94.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 74.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 79.9% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.3% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 93.4% | 94.3% | 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 school enrollment, primary in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, primary in IBRD only was 94.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.