School enrollment, primary, male in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary, male was 100.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Low income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Low income is 100.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Low income peaked at 104.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1971.
Low income ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.1% | — |
| 1971 | 60.5% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 65.7% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 71.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 72.7% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 70.8% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 67.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 76.2% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 75.1% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 100.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 101.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 100.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 100.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 100.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 102.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 103.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 104.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 102.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.3% | 60.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.0% | 67.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 65.4% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 77.0% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 98.9% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 99.8% | 104.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2% compare
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 118.7% compare
- 21 Morocco 117.7% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 116.4% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 115.7% compare
- 24 Togo 115.4% compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3481 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Low income?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Low income was 100.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Low income ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.