Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.2%
in 2024
All-time low
58.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 88.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.8% | — |
| 1971 | 58.7% | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 60.7% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 63.6% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 72.0% | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 66.5% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 73.0% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 68.3% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 71.4% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.9% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 58.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 68.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.5% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 93.2% compare
- 123 Togo 92.5% compare
- 124 North Macedonia 92.4% compare
- 125 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.4% compare
- 126 Nicaragua 92.4% compare
- 127 Naoero 92.1% compare
- 128 Kenya 92.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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