School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 95.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income, 1986–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income is 95.1%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 95.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 1986.
That places Upper middle income 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 85.7% | — |
| 1987 | 88.5% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.6% | 85.7% | 90.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 89.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.8% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Upper middle income was 95.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 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 95.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.