Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 77.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 77.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA total peaked at 77.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1970.
That places IDA total 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.5% | — |
| 1971 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 48.6% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 55.3% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 58.4% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 58.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 69.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.9% | 45.5% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 56.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 57.0% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 62.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 73.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 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 total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in IDA total was 77.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.