School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary was 88.6% in 2018. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 88.6% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Low & middle income peaked at 88.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 67.7% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 74.8% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.6% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 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 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, primary in Low & middle income was 88.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% 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.