Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries

Primary school enrollment in lower-middle-income countries in 2017 — 86.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.7 pp.

2017 86.4% +0.9 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 89.1%2012
Period minimum 78.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries, 2000–20177580859020002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 78.8%2002: 79.4%2003: 82%2005: 81.9%2006: 81.7%2007: 86.5%2008: 86.3%2009: 86.4%2010: 87.3%2011: 88.3%2012: 89.1%2013: 88.7%2014: 86.6%2016: 85.6%2017: 86.4%
Change over the period: +7.7 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 86.4%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 86.4 +0.9 pp
2016 85.6
2014 86.6 −2.1 pp
2013 88.7 −0.4 pp
2012 89.1 +0.9 pp
2011 88.3 +1 pp
2010 87.3 +0.8 pp
2009 86.4 +0.1 pp
2008 86.3 −0.2 pp
2007 86.5 +4.8 pp
2006 81.7 −0.1 pp
2005 81.9
2003 82 +2.6 pp
2002 79.4
2000 78.8

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.