School enrollment, preprimary in Middle income
Middle income: School enrollment, preprimary was 66.2% in 2020. β Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Middle income, 1970β2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Middle income stood at 66.2%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Middle income peaked at 66.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1973.
That places Middle income 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 9.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 16.0% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 30.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 47.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Middle income?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Middle income was 66.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1973.
- How does Middle income rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Middle income ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 (% 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.