School enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 78.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income, 1983–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income stood at 78.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income peaked at 78.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1983.
That places Upper middle income 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 21.1% | — |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 44.8% | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 21.1% | 31.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 30.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.0% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 57.0% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Upper middle income was 78.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1983.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.