Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 96.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend stood at 96.8%. 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 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 96.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1985.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 93.9% | — |
| 1976 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 92.0% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 87.6% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 86.1% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 84.7% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 82.6% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.4% | 87.6% | 94.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 77.9% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 84.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 86.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.18 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 173.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3036 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Late-demographic dividend was 96.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1985.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.