Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 45.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
45.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
5th
of 9 groups
All-time high
45.4%
in 2019
All-time low
31.6%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 45.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 31.6% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 39.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 2 Italy 97.1% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 96.9% compare
- 4 Lithuania 96.8% compare
- 5 Netherlands 96.2% compare
- 6 Sweden 95.2% compare
- 7 United States 94.4% compare
- 8 Slovenia 93.9% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 176.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 45.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2000.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release