Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) by country
Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and...
Countries reporting
173
Highest
119.1%
Greece
Lowest
38.6%
Djibouti
Median
78.2%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
4,835
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 119.1% in Greece; the lowest is 38.6% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.2%, and the mean is 78.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 82.5%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 30.8%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 119.1% | 2018 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 2 | Australia | 113.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 112.8% | 2018 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 112.5% | 2018 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 110.6% | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 108.4% | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 108.3% | 2018 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Grenada | 107.3% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 107.2% | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 104.3% | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 11 | South Korea | 101.6% | 2018 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 101.1% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 100.3% | 2018 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 99.8% | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 99.1% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 99.0% | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 17 | New Zealand | 98.6% | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 97.5% | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 97.2% | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 97.2% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 97.0% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 96.9% | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 96.8% | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 24 | Argentina | 96.5% | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 96.5% | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 96.0% | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 27 | Macao | 95.6% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 95.3% | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 95.2% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 94.8% | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 94.6% | 2017 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 94.2% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | United States | 94.1% | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 93.7% | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.6% | 2015 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 93.3% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 92.4% | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 92.3% | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 91.9% | 2018 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | Switzerland | 91.9% | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | France | 91.7% | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Iran | 91.0% | 2017 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 91.0% | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 90.8% | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 90.7% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 89.4% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 88.9% | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 88.9% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 88.8% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 88.5% | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 87.8% | 2018 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Hungary | 87.3% | 2018 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 53 | Barbados | 87.0% | 2011 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 86.6% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 86.6% | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bahrain | 86.2% | 2019 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 86.0% | 2011 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 85.7% | 2018 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 85.6% | 2006 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 84.9% | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 61 | Morocco | 84.6% | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia | 84.0% | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 63 | Croatia | 83.7% | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 83.7% | 2010 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 65 | Aruba | 83.1% | 2012 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Benin | 82.8% | 2016 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.8% | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 68 | Venezuela | 82.4% | 2008 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82.0% | 2015 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 70 | Togo | 81.9% | 2017 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 81.5% | 2009 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 72 | Kuwait | 81.1% | 2015 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 81.0% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 74 | Tonga | 80.9% | 2002 | — | flat |
| 75 | China | 80.6% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Albania | 80.4% | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 77 | Philippines | 80.3% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Eswatini | 80.2% | 2013 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 79 | Egypt | 80.0% | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 80.0% | 2019 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 79.9% | 2018 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 82 | Indonesia | 79.7% | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 79.6% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 84 | Algeria | 79.2% | 2011 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 78.9% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | 78.8% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 78.2% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 78.2% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 78.2% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 78.1% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 91 | Romania | 77.8% | 2018 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 77.6% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 93 | Gabon | 77.2% | 1999 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 77.2% | 2018 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 76.8% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 96 | Malaysia | 76.6% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 76.2% | 2015 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 98 | Cameroon | 75.9% | 2016 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 99 | Liberia | 75.8% | 2000 | — | rising |
| 100 | Botswana | 75.6% | 2006 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 101 | Palestine | 75.3% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 75.3% | 2013 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Belize | 75.2% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 104 | Armenia | 75.1% | 2019 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 105 | Nepal | 74.6% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 106 | San Marino | 74.5% | 2019 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 107 | Seychelles | 74.2% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 108 | Brunei | 74.1% | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 73.7% | 2019 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 73.6% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 111 | Panama | 73.4% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 72.3% | 2012 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 71.9% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 114 | Ghana | 71.6% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 71.1% | 2006 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 116 | Maldives | 71.1% | 2003 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 117 | Malawi | 71.1% | 2011 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 70.9% | 2004 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 119 | Uganda | 70.9% | 2004 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 120 | Rwanda | 70.6% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 121 | Jamaica | 70.4% | 2015 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 122 | Moldova | 70.2% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 123 | Kiribati | 69.6% | 2008 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 69.4% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 125 | Samoa | 69.1% | 2000 | — | rising |
| 126 | Paraguay | 68.9% | 2010 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 127 | Bhutan | 68.7% | 2018 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 68.5% | 2018 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 68.2% | 2013 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 68.1% | 2013 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 68.0% | 2002 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 132 | Burundi | 67.8% | 2018 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 67.6% | 2019 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 134 | El Salvador | 66.7% | 2018 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 135 | Cambodia | 66.6% | 2008 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 136 | India | 66.4% | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 137 | Mozambique | 66.2% | 2017 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.0% | 2004 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 139 | British Virgin Islands | 65.7% | 2018 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 65.6% | 2004 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 141 | Kenya | 65.2% | 2009 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 142 | Suriname | 65.2% | 2002 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 143 | Bermuda | 65.0% | 2015 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 144 | Congo | 64.9% | 2012 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 145 | Myanmar | 64.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 146 | Guatemala | 64.0% | 2015 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 147 | Laos | 64.0% | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 148 | Yemen | 63.9% | 2011 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 150 | Madagascar | 63.3% | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 151 | Jordan | 62.0% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 152 | Guinea | 61.8% | 2014 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 153 | Nigeria | 59.1% | 2011 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 154 | Nauru | 59.1% | 2008 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 58.0% | 2007 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 57.3% | 2012 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 157 | Tanzania | 56.7% | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 158 | Honduras | 55.7% | 2017 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 159 | Zambia | 55.7% | 1988 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 160 | Syria | 55.6% | 2013 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 55.4% | 2019 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Chad | 55.2% | 2015 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 163 | Mali | 54.2% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritania | 54.0% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 165 | Pakistan | 53.8% | 2018 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 166 | Eritrea | 53.1% | 2015 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 167 | Qatar | 53.0% | 2019 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 168 | Sudan | 51.2% | 2015 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 169 | Senegal | 50.5% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 49.4% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 47.3% | 2001 | — | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 45.5% | 2017 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 38.6% | 2011 | up 63.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 97.0%
- European Union 95.1%
- North America 94.4%
- World 74.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 94.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 94.1%
- OECD members 94.0%
- High income 93.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 93.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 92.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 86.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 86.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 86.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 86.1%
- Upper middle income 83.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 82.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 79.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 79.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 78.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 78.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 78.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 78.7%
- IBRD only 77.2%
- Middle income 73.7%
- Caribbean Small States 72.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 72.4%
- Low & middle income 72.2%
- Arab World 71.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 71.3%
- Small states 70.6%
- Other small states 70.6%
- Pacific island small states 70.5%
- Lower middle income 66.6%
- South Asia 65.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 65.7%
- IDA only 63.8%
- Least developed countries 63.7%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 62.7%
- Low income 62.6%
- IDA total 62.2%
About this data
Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.