Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 77.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income is 77.4%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income peaked at 77.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1970.
Low income ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.7% | — |
| 1971 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 50.5% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 53.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.7% | 44.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 50.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 57.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 76.2% | 77.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Low income was 77.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.