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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle income, 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,879 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 333.57 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 330.27 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 48.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.64 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 52.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 100.73 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.67 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.61 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
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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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.