Primary education, pupils in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Primary education, pupils was 48.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 48.4% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Low & middle income peaked at 48.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1974.
Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.0% | — |
| 1971 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.9% | 42.0% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.2% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 47.5% | 48.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Low & middle income?
- Primary education, pupils in Low & middle income was 48.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1974.
- How does Low & middle income rank for primary education, pupils?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.