Primary education, pupils in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Primary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Lower middle income is 49.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Lower middle income peaked at 49.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1971.
That places Lower middle income 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.4% | — |
| 1971 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.9% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 41.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 43.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 45.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 47.9% | 49.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Lower middle income?
- Primary education, pupils in Lower middle income was 49.1% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for primary education, pupils?
- Lower middle income ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.