School enrollment, primary in Middle income
Middle income: School enrollment, primary was 90.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Middle income stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Middle income peaked at 90.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, 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 | 74.7% | 70.6% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.5% | 77.2% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 83.1% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 85.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.4% | 90.3% | 9 |
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.992 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Middle income was 90.3% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.