School enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 77.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
77.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
10th
of 43 groups
All-time high
77.8%
in 2020
All-time low
20.3%
in 1983
Years of data
38
1983–2020

School enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income, 1983–2020

204060801983200120201983: 20.3 % gross1984: 21.9 % gross1985: 24 % gross1986: 26.5 % gross1987: 29.5 % gross1988: 30.4 % gross1989: 30.1 % gross1990: 30 % gross1991: 30.1 % gross1992: 30.6 % gross1993: 31 % gross1994: 30.5 % gross1995: 31.5 % gross1996: 32.6 % gross1997: 34 % gross1998: 44 % gross1999: 44.7 % gross2000: 45.2 % gross2001: 45.5 % gross2002: 43.1 % gross2003: 43 % gross2004: 43.6 % gross2005: 44.6 % gross2006: 46.6 % gross2007: 48.4 % gross2008: 50.6 % gross2009: 52.6 % gross2010: 55.9 % gross2011: 60 % gross2012: 65 % gross2013: 66.3 % gross2014: 68.6 % gross2015: 70.2 % gross2016: 72.8 % gross2017: 74.6 % gross2018: 76.6 % gross2019: 77.2 % gross2020: 77.8 % gross

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.

Analysis

In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income stood at 77.8%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 77.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1983.

Upper middle income ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

School enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Upper middle income, 1983 to 2020.
Year % gross Change
1983 20.3%
1984 21.9% +7.9%
1985 24.0% +9.3%
1986 26.5% +10.5%
1987 29.5% +11.2%
1988 30.4% +3.1%
1989 30.1% -0.7%
1990 30.0% -0.4%
1991 30.1% +0.3%
1992 30.6% +1.7%
1993 31.0% +1.2%
1994 30.5% -1.5%
1995 31.5% +3.0%
1996 32.6% +3.6%
1997 34.0% +4.4%
1998 44.0% +29.3%
1999 44.7% +1.6%
2000 45.2% +0.9%
2001 45.5% +0.8%
2002 43.1% -5.3%
2003 43.0% -0.3%
2004 43.6% +1.4%
2005 44.6% +2.4%
2006 46.6% +4.3%
2007 48.4% +3.9%
2008 50.6% +4.6%
2009 52.6% +4.0%
2010 55.9% +6.2%
2011 60.0% +7.3%
2012 65.0% +8.5%
2013 66.3% +1.9%
2014 68.6% +3.5%
2015 70.2% +2.4%
2016 72.8% +3.7%
2017 74.6% +2.4%
2018 76.6% +2.6%
2019 77.2% +0.8%
2020 77.8% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.1% 20.3% 30.4% 7
1990s 33.9% 30.0% 44.7% 10
2000s 46.3% 43.0% 52.6% 10
2010s 68.7% 55.9% 77.2% 10
2020s 77.8% 77.8% 77.8% 1

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 7 Malta 112.5% compare
  2. 8 Czechia 112.0% compare
  3. 9 Israel 110.4% compare
  4. 10 Gibraltar 109.6% compare
  5. 11 Germany 107.7% compare
  6. 12 France 106.0% compare
  7. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105.8% compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income?
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Upper middle income was 77.8% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1983.
How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,379 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.