Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 84.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
84.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.1%
in 2020
All-time low
62.3%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2023

0204060801997201020231997: 64.5 %1998: 63.8 %1999: 62.3 %2000: 63.8 %2001: 66 %2002: 69.7 %2003: 72.5 %2004: 75.4 %2005: 77.1 %2006: 79.2 %2007: 81.1 %2008: 84.1 %2009: 84.3 %2010: 84.3 %2011: 84.6 %2012: 85.2 %2013: 83.7 %2014: 84.9 %2015: 83.4 %2016: 84.2 %2017: 85 %2018: 86 %2019: 86.7 %2020: 87.1 %2021: 86.4 %2022: 84.4 %2023: 84.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 84.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 87.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1999.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 64.5%
1998 63.8% -1.1%
1999 62.3% -2.2%
2000 63.8% +2.4%
2001 66.0% +3.5%
2002 69.7% +5.6%
2003 72.5% +4.0%
2004 75.4% +4.0%
2005 77.1% +2.2%
2006 79.2% +2.8%
2007 81.1% +2.3%
2008 84.1% +3.7%
2009 84.3% +0.2%
2010 84.3% +0.1%
2011 84.6% +0.3%
2012 85.2% +0.7%
2013 83.7% -1.7%
2014 84.9% +1.4%
2015 83.4% -1.8%
2016 84.2% +1.0%
2017 85.0% +0.9%
2018 86.0% +1.2%
2019 86.7% +0.8%
2020 87.1% +0.5%
2021 86.4% -0.8%
2022 84.4% -2.3%
2023 84.1% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.5% 62.3% 64.5% 3
2000s 75.3% 63.8% 84.3% 10
2010s 84.8% 83.4% 86.7% 10
2020s 85.5% 84.1% 87.1% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 186 Central African Republic 75.2% compare
  2. 187 Yemen 74.5% compare
  3. 188 Chad 71.7% compare
  4. 189 Ethiopia 70.3% compare
  5. 190 Honduras 68.8% compare
  6. 191 Sudan 68.7% compare
  7. 192 Syrian Arab Republic 67.6% compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 84.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release