Primary education, duration in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, duration in Upper middle income, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 6 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Upper middle income peaked at 6 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.75 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Upper middle income?
- Primary education, duration in Upper middle income was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.