Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 93.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
93.9%
in 2019
All-time low
74.4%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2019

0204060801001975199720191975: 91.8 %1976: 93 %1977: 89.7 %1978: 85.1 %1979: 83.2 %1980: 80.9 %1981: 79.7 %1982: 77 %1983: 75.1 %1984: 74.4 %1985: 75.8 %1986: 76.7 %1987: 78.4 %1988: 79.3 %1989: 79.2 %1990: 78.8 %1991: 79.4 %1992: 80.5 %1993: 81.5 %1994: 81.6 %1995: 82.7 %1996: 83.7 %1997: 84.1 %1998: 84.6 %1999: 84.5 %2000: 84.4 %2001: 83.9 %2002: 82.6 %2003: 82.3 %2004: 83.4 %2005: 83.5 %2006: 84.3 %2007: 87.3 %2008: 89 %2009: 90.6 %2010: 91.8 %2011: 92.4 %2012: 92.6 %2013: 92.8 %2014: 91.1 %2015: 91.4 %2016: 91.4 %2017: 92 %2018: 92.6 %2019: 93.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 93.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 93.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 1984.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975 to 2019.
Year % Change
1975 91.8%
1976 93.0% +1.3%
1977 89.7% -3.6%
1978 85.1% -5.1%
1979 83.2% -2.2%
1980 80.9% -2.8%
1981 79.7% -1.4%
1982 77.0% -3.4%
1983 75.1% -2.4%
1984 74.4% -1.1%
1985 75.8% +2.0%
1986 76.7% +1.2%
1987 78.4% +2.2%
1988 79.3% +1.0%
1989 79.2% -0.1%
1990 78.8% -0.5%
1991 79.4% +0.8%
1992 80.5% +1.4%
1993 81.5% +1.3%
1994 81.6% +0.0%
1995 82.7% +1.4%
1996 83.7% +1.2%
1997 84.1% +0.5%
1998 84.6% +0.6%
1999 84.5% -0.1%
2000 84.4% -0.1%
2001 83.9% -0.5%
2002 82.6% -1.6%
2003 82.3% -0.4%
2004 83.4% +1.4%
2005 83.5% +0.1%
2006 84.3% +1.0%
2007 87.3% +3.5%
2008 89.0% +2.0%
2009 90.6% +1.8%
2010 91.8% +1.3%
2011 92.4% +0.7%
2012 92.6% +0.2%
2013 92.8% +0.2%
2014 91.1% -1.8%
2015 91.4% +0.3%
2016 91.4% +0.0%
2017 92.0% +0.7%
2018 92.6% +0.7%
2019 93.9% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 88.6% 83.2% 93.0% 5
1980s 77.7% 74.4% 80.9% 10
1990s 82.1% 78.8% 84.6% 10
2000s 85.1% 82.3% 90.6% 10
2010s 92.2% 91.1% 93.9% 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 15 Uruguay 110.8% compare
  2. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 110.5% compare
  3. 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.4% compare
  4. 18 Naoero 110.1% compare
  5. 19 United Arab Emirates 109.4% compare
  6. 20 Norway 109.3% compare
  7. 21 Thailand 109.3% compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 93.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 1984.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.