Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 102.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 102.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 1994.
Upper middle income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 99.4% | — |
| 1995 | 100.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 100.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 101.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 101.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 101.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 101.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 101.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 101.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 102.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 102.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 102.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 102.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 101.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 101.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 102.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.3% | 99.4% | 100.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 100.1% | 102.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.2% | 99.6% | 102.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
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 19.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.97 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 41.24 million number (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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Upper middle income was 102.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 102.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper 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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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.