Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.4%
in 2023
All-time low
40.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 stood at 75.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 75.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.0% | — |
| 1971 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 50.1% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 59.1% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 62.5% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 64.4% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.1% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 54.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.1% | 40.0% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 54.1% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 53.4% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 58.2% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 69.3% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 175 Comoros 77.0% compare
- 176 El Salvador 76.3% compare
- 177 Guatemala 76.2% compare
- 178 Bangladesh 75.3% compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
- 180 Guinea 74.0% compare
- 181 Angola 72.3% 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 secondary, male in GPE: Region 2?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Region 2 was 75.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release