Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 50.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
50.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 9 groups
All-time high
51.6%
in 2004
All-time low
50.4%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 50.4% for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 51.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2019.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 51.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 51.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 50.4% 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 3rd 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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