School enrollment, primary, male in IDA total
IDA total: School enrollment, primary, male was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in IDA total, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in IDA total stood at 98.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in IDA total peaked at 99.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1971.
That places IDA total 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.5% | — |
| 1971 | 64.9% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 66.8% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 69.6% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 71.3% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 72.9% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 77.4% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 81.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 85.1% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 85.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 83.8% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 64.9% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 78.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 78.6% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 86.4% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.5% | 99.1% | 5 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3813 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in IDA total?
- School enrollment, primary, male in IDA total was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1971.
- How does IDA total rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.