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 44.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
44.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
4th
of 10 groups
All-time high
49.7%
in 2000
All-time low
44.6%
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
The most recent figure for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 44.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% 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 49.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.8% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 1 South Korea 93.4% compare
- 2 Russia 90.6% compare
- 3 Lithuania 86.3% compare
- 4 Netherlands 82.9% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 80.0% compare
- 6 Czechia 77.8% compare
- 7 Latvia 77.7% compare
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 44.6% 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 49.7% in 2000.
- 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 44.6% 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 4th out of 10 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 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release