Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational was 28.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
7th
of 34 groups
All-time high
28.0%
in 2019
All-time low
18.3%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income, 2007–2019

01020302007201320192007: 19.8 %2008: 19.9 %2009: 20.3 %2010: 20.9 %2011: 21.5 %2012: 21.3 %2013: 18.3 %2014: 18.7 %2015: 22.9 %2016: 27 %2017: 27.5 %2018: 27.7 %2019: 28 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income peaked at 28.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2013.

Upper middle income ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … both sexes educational in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) in Upper middle income, 2007 to 2019.
Year % Change
2007 19.8% —
2008 19.9% +0.3%
2009 20.3% +2.1%
2010 20.9% +2.8%
2011 21.5% +2.8%
2012 21.3% -1.0%
2013 18.3% -14.0%
2014 18.7% +2.1%
2015 22.9% +22.8%
2016 27.0% +17.7%
2017 27.5% +2.0%
2018 27.7% +0.7%
2019 28.0% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.0% 19.8% 20.3% 3
2010s 23.4% 18.3% 28.0% 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 4 Sweden 71.4% compare
  2. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.2% compare
  3. 6 Slovenia 62.0% compare
  4. 7 Denmark 61.9% compare
  5. 8 Israel 61.7% compare
  6. 9 British Virgin Islands 59.3% compare
  7. 10 Belarus 58.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Upper middle income was 28.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.