Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 87.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 87.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1970.
That places Low & middle income 30th out of 45 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.3% | — |
| 1971 | 68.8% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 70.9% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 73.9% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 75.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.2% | 67.3% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 73.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 76.0% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 85.4% | 87.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.1% compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 107.9% compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 107.9% compare
- 30 Tonga 107.8% compare
- 31 Slovenia 107.6% compare
- 32 Canada 107.6% compare
- 33 Malta 106.8% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low & middle income was 87.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.