School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary was 102.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 102.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Low & middle income peaked at 103.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.8% | — |
| 1971 | 76.3% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 82.8% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 88.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 91.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 100.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 101.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 101.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 101.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 102.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 102.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 102.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 103.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 103.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 102.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 76.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 88.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 98.6% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 98.9% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.5% | 99.4% | 102.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 121.1% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 121.1% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 120.9% compare
- 12 Namibia 120.7% compare
- 13 Monaco 120.6% compare
- 14 Myanmar 120.2% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income was 102.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Low & middle income ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & 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 (% 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.