School enrollment, primary (% net) in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary (% net) was 80.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Low income, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Low income is 80.8%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Low income peaked at 80.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1972.
That places Low income 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 36.8% | — |
| 1973 | 38.0% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 41.1% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 46.7% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 50.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.2% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% net) in Low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.4% | 61.9% | 78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.2% | 36.8% | 47.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 48.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 47.2% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 55.6% | 78.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.7% | 80.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Low income?
- School enrollment, primary in Low income was 80.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Low income ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.