Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 99.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 90.7% | — |
| 1998 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.4% | 90.7% | 92.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 91.5% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 124.2% compare
- 9 Grenada 123.6% compare
- 10 Spain 123.5% compare
- 11 Denmark 122.2% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120.1% compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 120.0% compare
- 14 Ireland 119.9% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 99.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official 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.