Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 105.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 105.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 105.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102.1% | — |
| 1971 | 67.8% | -33.6% |
| 1972 | 69.8% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 72.9% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 74.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 79.4% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 80.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 83.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 84.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 87.4% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 96.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 100.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 99.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 100.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 102.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 103.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 104.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 104.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 104.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 103.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 102.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 103.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 103.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 101.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 100.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 102.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 101.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 102.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 105.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.9% | 67.8% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 83.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 99.7% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 97.6% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4% | 98.3% | 105.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 105.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release