Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World
MDG: World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.8%
in 2020
All-time low
70.2%
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World stood at 84.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World peaked at 84.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1993.
That places MDG: World 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 70.2% | — |
| 1994 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 70.2% | 74.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 75.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 83.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.0% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
- 107 British Virgin Islands 96.9% compare
- 108 Jordan 96.4% compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 96.3% compare
- 110 Montserrat 95.5% compare
- 111 Cuba 95.2% compare
- 112 San Marino 95.0% compare
- 113 Egypt 95.0% compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in MDG: World was 84.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1993.
- How does MDG: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- MDG: World ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release