Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 97.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
100.3%
in 2011
All-time low
96.5%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 97.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 100.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2021.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 97.9% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.0% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 101 Brunei Darussalam 99.3% compare
- 102 Bhutan 99.1% compare
- 103 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 98.9% compare
- 105 Malta 98.9% compare
- 106 China 98.8% compare
- 107 Latvia 98.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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