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

Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
54th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.8%
in 2024
All-time low
78.1%
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024

020406080100197519992024

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 51 Niue 103.1% compare
  2. 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 103.1% compare
  3. 53 South Africa 102.9% compare
  4. 54 Argentina 102.6% compare
  5. 55 Colombia 102.6% compare
  6. 56 Germany 102.5% compare
  7. 57 Republic of Moldova 102.5% compare

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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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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