Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 60.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total peaked at 60.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1998.
That places IDA total 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.2% | — |
| 1998 | 40.3% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 40.3% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 41.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 55.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in IDA total was 60.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.