Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 82.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income is 82.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 82.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1994.
That places Low & middle income 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69.2% | — |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.2% | 73.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 71.5% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 80.8% | 82.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 25 Tonga 112.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 111.4% compare
- 27 Oman 111.3% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.0% compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 109.8% compare
- 30 Canada 109.7% compare
- 31 Malta 109.4% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income was 82.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.