School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, primary, female was 100.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income stood at 100.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 114.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1972.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.1% | — |
| 1971 | 87.2% | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 99.0% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 100.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 101.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 103.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 106.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 109.8% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 112.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 114.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 114.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 113.1% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 111.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 109.9% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 109.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 108.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 107.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 106.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 106.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 108.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 106.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 110.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 110.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 111.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 110.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 109.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 108.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 107.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 105.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 106.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 106.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 106.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 106.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 106.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 105.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 105.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 101.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 101.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.6% | 86.1% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.7% | 100.0% | 114.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.4% | 106.1% | 111.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.4% | 105.4% | 111.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.4% | 101.2% | 106.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 100.3% | 101.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
- 13 Monaco 118.9% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 118.4% compare
- 15 Zambia 118.3% compare
- 16 Namibia 117.9% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 116.1% compare
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, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income was 100.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 114.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1972.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.