Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries

Primary school enrollment in upper-middle-income countries in 2017 — 94%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2017 94% −0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 95.5%2008
Period minimum 93.3%2013

Trend over time

2001–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries, 2001–2017939495962001200320052007200920112013201520172001: 94.5%2002: 93.9%2003: 93.5%2004: 93.4%2005: 93.4%2006: 94.5%2007: 94.5%2008: 95.5%2009: 95.2%2011: 94.8%2012: 94.8%2013: 93.3%2015: 93.9%2016: 94.4%2017: 94%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Upper-middle-income countries 94%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 94 −0.4 pp
2016 94.4 +0.5 pp
2015 93.9
2013 93.3 −1.5 pp
2012 94.8 −0.1 pp
2011 94.8
2009 95.2 −0.3 pp
2008 95.5 +1 pp
2007 94.5 +0 pp
2006 94.5 +1.1 pp
2005 93.4 +0 pp
2004 93.4 −0.1 pp
2003 93.5 −0.4 pp
2002 93.9 −0.6 pp
2001 94.5

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.