School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School enrollment, primary was 105.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 105.4% for school enrollment, primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Lower middle income peaked at 105.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1971.
That places Lower middle income 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.3% | — |
| 1971 | 56.7% | -34.3% |
| 1972 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 61.3% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 76.0% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 77.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 101.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 101.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 102.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 101.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 102.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 103.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 104.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 103.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 101.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 102.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 105.4% | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.3% | 86.3% | 56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.8% | 56.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 71.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 83.3% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 93.1% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 96.9% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 97.8% | 105.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 2 Sierra Leone 162.1% compare
- 3 Rwanda 149.6% compare
- 4 Malawi 139.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.7% compare
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Lower middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Lower middle income was 105.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.