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

Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 99.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2019
All-time low
80.0%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

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

0204060801001994200620191994: 80 %1995: 83.6 %1996: 86.6 %1997: 87.9 %1998: 87.4 %1999: 86.5 %2000: 86 %2001: 86.6 %2002: 87.5 %2003: 89.1 %2004: 91.2 %2005: 93.2 %2006: 95 %2007: 97 %2008: 97.2 %2009: 97.6 %2010: 97.8 %2011: 97.4 %2012: 96.2 %2013: 96.8 %2014: 95.1 %2015: 96.7 %2016: 96.4 %2017: 96.9 %2018: 98.1 %2019: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 99.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Upper middle income peaked at 99.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1994.

Upper middle income ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Upper middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 80.0%
1995 83.6% +4.5%
1996 86.6% +3.6%
1997 87.9% +1.5%
1998 87.4% -0.6%
1999 86.5% -1.1%
2000 86.0% -0.6%
2001 86.6% +0.7%
2002 87.5% +1.1%
2003 89.1% +1.8%
2004 91.2% +2.4%
2005 93.2% +2.2%
2006 95.0% +1.9%
2007 97.0% +2.0%
2008 97.2% +0.2%
2009 97.6% +0.4%
2010 97.8% +0.3%
2011 97.4% -0.5%
2012 96.2% -1.2%
2013 96.8% +0.6%
2014 95.1% -1.7%
2015 96.7% +1.7%
2016 96.4% -0.3%
2017 96.9% +0.5%
2018 98.1% +1.3%
2019 99.4% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.3% 80.0% 87.9% 6
2000s 92.0% 86.0% 97.6% 10
2010s 97.1% 95.1% 99.4% 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 9 Grenada 123.6% compare
  2. 10 Spain 123.5% compare
  3. 11 Denmark 122.2% compare
  4. 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120.1% compare
  5. 13 United Kingdom 120.0% compare
  6. 14 Ireland 119.9% compare
  7. 15 Sweden 119.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Upper middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Upper middle income was 99.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1994.
How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper 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.