Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 92.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 92.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only peaked at 92.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1970.
That places IBRD only 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.2% | — |
| 1971 | 75.0% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 77.3% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 80.6% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 79.6% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 80.6% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.2% | 73.2% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 81.8% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 84.1% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 18 Naoero 110.1% compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 109.4% compare
- 20 Norway 109.3% compare
- 21 Thailand 109.3% compare
- 22 Iceland 109.1% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 108.7% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 108.5% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IBRD only was 92.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- IBRD only ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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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.