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

Latest (2019)
82.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
82.5%
in 2019
All-time low
69.2%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Low & middle income, 1994–2019

0204060801994200620191994: 69.2 %1995: 70.8 %1996: 73.2 %1997: 73.1 %1998: 72 %1999: 71.1 %2000: 71.5 %2001: 72.3 %2002: 73.8 %2003: 74.7 %2004: 76.3 %2005: 77.6 %2006: 78.3 %2007: 79.8 %2008: 79.7 %2009: 79.3 %2010: 80.8 %2011: 81.1 %2012: 81 %2013: 81.1 %2014: 81.4 %2015: 81.8 %2016: 81.9 %2017: 81.8 %2018: 82.3 %2019: 82.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Low & middle income, 1994 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Tonga 112.1% compare
  2. 26 Kazakhstan 111.4% compare
  3. 27 Oman 111.3% compare
  4. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.0% compare
  5. 29 Hong Kong, China 109.8% compare
  6. 30 Canada 109.7% compare
  7. 31 Malta 109.4% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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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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
Last refreshed

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.