Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India

India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 82.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
82.2%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
133rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2016
All-time low
67.6%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, 1994–2019

0204060801994200620191994: 73.2 %1995: 72.2 %1996: 77.7 %1997: 75 %1999: 67.6 %2000: 68.5 %2001: 68.4 %2002: 70 %2003: 70 %2004: 72.3 %2005: 75.5 %2006: 75.7 %2007: 79.4 %2008: 79.2 %2009: 75.3 %2010: 81 %2011: 83 %2012: 83.4 %2013: 82.3 %2014: 85.1 %2015: 84.9 %2016: 85.2 %2017: 84.3 %2018: 83.6 %2019: 82.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India stood at 82.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India peaked at 85.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1999.

India ranks 133rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in India, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 73.2%
1995 72.2% -1.3%
1996 77.7% +7.5%
1997 75.0% -3.4%
1999 67.6% -9.9%
2000 68.5% +1.4%
2001 68.4% -0.2%
2002 70.0% +2.3%
2003 70.0% -0.1%
2004 72.3% +3.4%
2005 75.5% +4.4%
2006 75.7% +0.3%
2007 79.4% +4.9%
2008 79.2% -0.2%
2009 75.3% -4.9%
2010 81.0% +7.5%
2011 83.0% +2.5%
2012 83.4% +0.4%
2013 82.3% -1.3%
2014 85.1% +3.4%
2015 84.9% -0.3%
2016 85.2% +0.5%
2017 84.3% -1.1%
2018 83.6% -0.8%
2019 82.2% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.1% 67.6% 77.7% 5
2000s 73.4% 68.4% 79.4% 10
2010s 83.5% 81.0% 85.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in India was 82.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1999.
How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
India ranks 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
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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.