Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 74.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 74.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World peaked at 74.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.5% | — |
| 1998 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.5% | 64.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 70.3% | 74.7% | 10 |
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More education data for World
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in World was 74.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1997.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.