Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 85.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 85.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1998.
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 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.6% | — |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 67.6% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 68.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 74.2% | 85.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 New Zealand 104.7% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 104.6% compare
- 13 Denmark 104.1% compare
- 14 Argentina 103.7% compare
- 15 Latvia 102.5% compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 102.3% compare
- 17 Hong Kong, China 101.3% compare
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Upper middle income was 85.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1998.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.