School enrollment, primary in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Low income stood at 97.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Low income peaked at 100.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 49.6% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 59.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 57.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 69.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 100.4% | 5 |
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9263 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 41.5% (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 8.3 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Low income?
- School enrollment, primary in Low income was 97.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.