School enrollment, primary in Middle income
Middle income: School enrollment, primary was 103.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Middle income stood at 103.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Middle income peaked at 104.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1971.
That places Middle income 9th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 78.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.2% | 90.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.4% | 102.1% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.4% | 98.8% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 99.3% | 103.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 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
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Middle income was 103.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1971.
- How does Middle income rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.