Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.7%
in 2021
All-time low
25.8%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 70.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1973.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 139th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.8% | — |
| 1974 | 53.1% | +105.4% |
| 1975 | 27.0% | -49.2% |
| 1976 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +77.2% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -38.8% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 25.8% | 53.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 32.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 47.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 60.7% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.9% | 70.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 136 Eswatini 81.9% compare
- 137 Romania 81.4% compare
- 138 Marshall Islands 80.8% compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 80.3% compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 80.1% compare
- 141 Malaysia 79.1% compare
- 142 Bhutan 79.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release