Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states
Small states: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 81.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states peaked at 81.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 1996.
That places Small states 29th 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 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 66.3% | — |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.3% | 68.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 69.1% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.6% | 81.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 26 Kazakhstan 111.4% compare
- 27 Oman 111.3% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.0% compare
- 29 Hong Kong 109.8% compare
- 30 Canada 109.7% compare
- 31 Malta 109.4% compare
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 109.4% compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Small states was 81.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 1996.
- How does Small states rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Small states ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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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About this data
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.