School enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, preprimary was 77.9% in 2020. β Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income, 1973β2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income stood at 77.9%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income peaked at 77.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1974.
That places Upper middle income 12th out of 44 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 | 11.7% | 8.3% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 15.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 56.5% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.4041 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Upper middle income was 77.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% 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.