Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 67.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World stood at 67.4%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World peaked at 67.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.4% | — |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.4% | 47.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.6% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 61.0% | 67.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in World was 67.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1993.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.