Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 stood at 84.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 84.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 2 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.9% | — |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 65.9% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 68.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 78.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.6% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% compare
- 182 Pakistan 76.1% compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 76.0% compare
- 184 Lebanon 76.0% compare
- 185 Burundi 75.3% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 75.2% compare
- 187 Yemen 74.5% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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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February 2026 Data Release