Enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Enrolment in primary education, female was 114.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
114.20 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
135.75 million number
in 1998
All-time low
82.32 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 114.20 million number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income peaked at 135.75 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 82.32 million number, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 85.40 million number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 88.97 million number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 95.55 million number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 100.42 million number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 109.59 million number | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 115.58 million number | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 117.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 117.15 million number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 118.50 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 120.45 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 121.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 120.82 million number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 120.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 120.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 121.24 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 124.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 122.65 million number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 122.68 million number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 122.70 million number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 123.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 123.62 million number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 124.32 million number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 124.88 million number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 126.47 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 130.61 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 132.49 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 133.02 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 135.75 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 134.73 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 132.22 million number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 128.66 million number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 122.41 million number | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 116.81 million number | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 121.94 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 118.17 million number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 115.65 million number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 114.94 million number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 113.74 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 112.49 million number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 111.27 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 110.52 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 109.87 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 110.47 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 108.41 million number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 108.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 109.82 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 110.86 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 112.00 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 114.20 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.06 million number | 82.32 million number | 118.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.61 million number | 120.01 million number | 124.23 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.97 million number | 123.62 million number | 135.75 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.70 million number | 112.49 million number | 132.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.60 million number | 108.41 million number | 114.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Upper middle income was 114.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 135.75 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.32 million number in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.