Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only
IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 79.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only is 79.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only peaked at 79.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1971.
IDA only ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.8% | — |
| 1971 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 48.0% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 49.7% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 51.0% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 54.8% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 44.6% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 53.7% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 53.1% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 61.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 75.6% | 79.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1438 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 182.50 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 87.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA only was 79.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1971.
- How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- IDA only ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.