Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 99.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
134.3%
in 1987
All-time low
98.7%
in 2023
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024

050100150197319982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 99.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 134.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2023.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973 to 2024.
Year % Change
1973 118.2%
1974 116.9% -1.1%
1975 117.1% +0.2%
1976 119.0% +1.6%
1977 117.2% -1.5%
1978 114.7% -2.1%
1979 115.1% +0.4%
1980 115.6% +0.4%
1981 117.4% +1.6%
1982 120.0% +2.2%
1983 123.0% +2.5%
1984 125.6% +2.1%
1985 131.1% +4.4%
1986 133.2% +1.5%
1987 134.3% +0.8%
1988 132.0% -1.7%
1989 128.1% -3.0%
1990 122.8% -4.2%
1991 119.7% -2.5%
1992 116.9% -2.3%
1993 115.0% -1.7%
1994 113.4% -1.4%
1995 112.9% -0.4%
1996 111.5% -1.3%
1997 110.6% -0.8%
1998 110.2% -0.4%
1999 111.4% +1.1%
2000 111.5% +0.1%
2001 112.6% +1.0%
2002 111.1% -1.3%
2003 109.4% -1.6%
2004 107.3% -1.9%
2005 105.3% -1.9%
2006 104.7% -0.6%
2007 105.4% +0.7%
2008 105.5% +0.1%
2009 105.3% -0.2%
2010 104.2% -1.0%
2011 104.3% +0.0%
2012 104.6% +0.3%
2013 104.0% -0.6%
2014 100.7% -3.2%
2015 99.9% -0.8%
2016 99.7% -0.3%
2017 99.5% -0.1%
2018 99.6% +0.1%
2019 99.4% -0.2%
2020 99.7% +0.3%
2021 99.6% -0.1%
2022 99.8% +0.2%
2023 98.7% -1.1%
2024 99.2% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 116.9% 114.7% 119.0% 7
1980s 126.0% 115.6% 134.3% 10
1990s 114.4% 110.2% 122.8% 10
2000s 107.8% 104.7% 112.6% 10
2010s 101.6% 99.4% 104.6% 10
2020s 99.4% 98.7% 99.8% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 118 Kenya 99.8% compare
  2. 119 Burundi 99.7% compare
  3. 120 Australia 99.5% compare
  4. 121 Georgia 99.2% compare
  5. 122 Finland 99.0% compare
  6. 123 Tajikistan 98.9% compare
  7. 124 Luxembourg 98.9% compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 134.3% in 1987.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2023.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release