Primary education, pupils in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Primary education, pupils was 47.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Upper middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 47.5% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Upper middle income peaked at 47.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, 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 | 44.6% | 43.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 45.5% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.5% | 9 |
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, pupils in Upper middle income?
- Primary education, pupils in Upper middle income was 47.5% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1974.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.