Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income

Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 96.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
98.5%
in 2016
All-time low
89.5%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 89.5 %1995: 89.9 %1996: 90.4 %1997: 89.9 %1998: 90.1 %1999: 89.9 %2000: 90.5 %2001: 91.2 %2002: 91.7 %2003: 93.1 %2004: 94.1 %2005: 94.9 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 96.3 %2008: 96.4 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 96.8 %2011: 97.3 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 98.1 %2014: 97.1 %2015: 97.2 %2016: 98.5 %2017: 98.2 %2018: 96.2 %2019: 96.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income is 96.7%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 98.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1994.

Middle income ranks 24th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 89.5%
1995 89.9% +0.5%
1996 90.4% +0.5%
1997 89.9% -0.5%
1998 90.1% +0.2%
1999 89.9% -0.2%
2000 90.5% +0.7%
2001 91.2% +0.7%
2002 91.7% +0.5%
2003 93.1% +1.6%
2004 94.1% +1.1%
2005 94.9% +0.8%
2006 95.1% +0.2%
2007 96.3% +1.2%
2008 96.4% +0.1%
2009 96.3% -0.1%
2010 96.8% +0.5%
2011 97.3% +0.5%
2012 97.8% +0.5%
2013 98.1% +0.3%
2014 97.1% -1.0%
2015 97.2% +0.1%
2016 98.5% +1.3%
2017 98.2% -0.3%
2018 96.2% -2.0%
2019 96.7% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.9% 89.5% 90.4% 6
2000s 94.0% 90.5% 96.4% 10
2010s 97.4% 96.2% 98.5% 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 21 Grenada 111.4% compare
  2. 22 Colombia 111.0% compare
  3. 23 Portugal 110.4% compare
  4. 24 Benin 110.0% compare
  5. 25 Morocco 109.9% compare
  6. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.5% compare
  7. 27 Hong Kong 109.4% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income was 96.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1994.
How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.