Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 92.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income is 92.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 97.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1993.
That places Lower middle income 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 79.3% | — |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.3% | 80.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 81.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.4% | 97.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 30 Nicaragua 108.6% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 108.4% compare
- 32 Spain 108.4% compare
- 33 Malawi 108.0% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 108.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 107.9% compare
- 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lower middle income was 92.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1993.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.