Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 87.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
87.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.5%
in 2019
All-time low
61.3%
in 1981
Years of data
50
1972–2021

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2021

020406080197219962021

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 87.8%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 88.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1981.

That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972 to 2021.
Year % Change
1972 61.7%
1973 64.6% +4.6%
1974 64.4% -0.3%
1975 65.2% +1.2%
1976 65.5% +0.5%
1977 64.5% -1.4%
1978 64.7% +0.3%
1979 65.3% +0.9%
1980 65.7% +0.6%
1981 61.3% -6.8%
1982 65.1% +6.2%
1983 67.3% +3.4%
1984 66.2% -1.6%
1985 65.3% -1.3%
1986 61.7% -5.6%
1987 65.2% +5.8%
1988 66.8% +2.4%
1989 64.1% -3.9%
1990 63.5% -1.1%
1991 65.4% +3.0%
1992 67.0% +2.4%
1993 67.6% +1.0%
1994 68.7% +1.6%
1995 68.8% +0.2%
1996 70.2% +1.9%
1997 69.9% -0.3%
1998 70.1% +0.3%
1999 70.1% -0.1%
2000 70.9% +1.1%
2001 71.6% +1.0%
2002 75.1% +4.9%
2003 76.4% +1.8%
2004 78.0% +2.1%
2005 76.0% -2.5%
2006 77.0% +1.2%
2007 76.3% -0.8%
2008 75.9% -0.5%
2009 78.0% +2.7%
2010 79.4% +1.8%
2011 80.9% +1.9%
2012 82.1% +1.5%
2013 83.7% +1.9%
2014 84.1% +0.5%
2015 84.6% +0.6%
2016 86.5% +2.2%
2017 86.3% -0.2%
2018 88.1% +2.1%
2019 88.5% +0.4%
2020 88.1% -0.5%
2021 87.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 64.5% 61.7% 65.5% 8
1980s 64.9% 61.3% 67.3% 10
1990s 68.1% 63.5% 70.2% 10
2000s 75.5% 70.9% 78.0% 10
2010s 84.4% 79.4% 88.5% 10
2020s 87.9% 87.8% 88.1% 2

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 127 Naoero 92.1% compare
  2. 128 Kenya 92.0% compare
  3. 129 Macao 91.9% compare
  4. 130 India 91.7% compare
  5. 131 Kiribati 91.6% compare
  6. 132 Egypt 91.6% compare
  7. 133 Belize 91.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 87.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1981.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release