School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School enrollment, primary was 86.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 86.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Lower middle income peaked at 86.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, 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 | 64.5% | 60.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 69.7% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.3% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 78.1% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.4% | 86.9% | 9 |
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9919 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Lower middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income was 86.9% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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 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.