Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World stood at 88.8%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World peaked at 89.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.7% | — |
| 1971 | 73.5% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 77.2% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 71.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 77.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 78.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 81.3% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Sweden 136.7% compare
- 2 Costa Rica 125.1% compare
- 3 Belgium 124.5% compare
- 4 Finland 123.4% compare
- 5 Netherlands 120.0% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in World was 88.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1970.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.