GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs United States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
98.6%
in 2024
United States
97.0%
in 2022
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
143rd
United States rank
145th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • United States
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 98.6% against 97.0% in United States, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 221 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 United States Difference Ahead
1980s 91.7% 102.9% 11.1% United States
1990s 89.1% 102.9% 13.8% United States
2000s 97.9% 102.4% 4.5% United States
2010s 99.0% 100.8% 1.8% United States
2020s 98.6% 98.7% 0.1% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, male, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or United States?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 98.6% against 97.0% in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United States?
1.6%, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United States?
26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 143rd and United States ranks 145th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release