Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 98.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income is 98.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 98.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.4% | — |
| 1971 | 74.1% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 83.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 80.8% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 78.9% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 75.8% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 79.2% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.2% | 71.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 74.8% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 87.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income was 98.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.