Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 78.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
78.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
32nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
79.2%
in 2016
All-time low
62.4%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income, 1993–2019

0204060801993200620191993: 63.6 %1994: 64 %1995: 63.9 %1996: 66.3 %1997: 65.1 %1998: 63.6 %1999: 62.4 %2000: 63.5 %2001: 64.4 %2002: 66.5 %2003: 66.9 %2004: 68.6 %2005: 70 %2006: 70.1 %2007: 72.1 %2008: 72.1 %2009: 71.2 %2010: 74.3 %2011: 75.5 %2012: 76.2 %2013: 76.9 %2014: 78.8 %2015: 78.7 %2016: 79.2 %2017: 78.9 %2018: 79.1 %2019: 78.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income stood at 78.8%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income peaked at 79.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1999.

Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Lower middle income, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 63.6%
1994 64.0% +0.6%
1995 63.9% -0.1%
1996 66.3% +3.8%
1997 65.1% -1.8%
1998 63.6% -2.3%
1999 62.4% -1.9%
2000 63.5% +1.7%
2001 64.4% +1.5%
2002 66.5% +3.1%
2003 66.9% +0.8%
2004 68.6% +2.5%
2005 70.0% +2.1%
2006 70.1% +0.1%
2007 72.1% +2.8%
2008 72.1% +0.0%
2009 71.2% -1.3%
2010 74.3% +4.4%
2011 75.5% +1.6%
2012 76.2% +0.9%
2013 76.9% +0.9%
2014 78.8% +2.5%
2015 78.7% -0.0%
2016 79.2% +0.6%
2017 78.9% -0.5%
2018 79.1% +0.3%
2019 78.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.2% 62.4% 66.3% 7
2000s 68.5% 63.5% 72.1% 10
2010s 77.6% 74.3% 79.2% 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 29 Hong Kong 109.8% compare
  2. 30 Canada 109.7% compare
  3. 31 Malta 109.4% compare
  4. 32 Brunei 109.4% compare
  5. 33 Fiji 108.7% compare
  6. 34 Croatia 108.5% compare
  7. 35 Georgia 108.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lower middle income was 78.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1999.
How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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.