Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 94.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members peaked at 94.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1997.
That places OECD members 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 81.3% | — |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 81.3% | 84.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 84.9% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 90.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in OECD members was 94.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.