Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle income
Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 88.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle income peaked at 89.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1970.
That places Middle income 26th out of 43 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.3% | — |
| 1971 | 70.9% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 73.1% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 76.3% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 77.7% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.3% | 69.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 75.6% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 78.4% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 80.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 108.7% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 108.5% compare
- 25 Argentina 108.2% compare
- 26 Lithuania 108.2% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.1% compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 107.9% compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 107.9% compare
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle income was 88.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.