Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 72.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income is 72.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 72.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1997.
That places Low & middle income 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.5% | — |
| 1998 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.5% | 61.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 61.8% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 67.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Low & middle income was 72.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1997.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.