Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 60.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income, 2007–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income stood at 60.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 60.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2007.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41.7% | — |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 41.7% | 45.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 45.9% | 60.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 Malta 107.7% compare
- 7 France 106.2% compare
- 8 Aruba 105.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 102.8% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 102.6% compare
- 11 Hong Kong, China 101.2% compare
- 12 Ukraine 100.7% compare
More reference data data for Upper middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,056 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 298.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 293.42 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 19.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.94 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Upper middle income was 60.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2007.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.