Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 89.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World is 89.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World peaked at 89.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: World 111th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.8% | — |
| 1971 | 64.9% | -19.6% |
| 1972 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 69.2% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 76.2% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 71.2% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 72.3% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 77.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 64.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 72.1% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 78.3% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 81.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.9% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.4% | 89.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: World was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- UNICEF: World ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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