Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1984.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 96.5% | — |
| 1976 | 94.5% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 91.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 86.4% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 83.7% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 80.4% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 84.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.5% | 83.7% | 96.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 78.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 82.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 85.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 51 Niue 103.1% compare
- 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 103.1% compare
- 53 South Africa 102.9% compare
- 54 Argentina 102.6% compare
- 55 Colombia 102.6% compare
- 56 Germany 102.5% compare
- 57 Republic of Moldova 102.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1984.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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February 2026 Data Release