Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 83.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income peaked at 83.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 1998.
That places Upper middle income 14th 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 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.9% | — |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 68.9% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 73.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Republic of Korea 101.6% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 101.1% compare
- 13 Denmark 100.3% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 99.8% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 99.1% compare
- 16 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 17 New Zealand 98.6% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Upper middle income was 83.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 1998.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.