School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School enrollment, primary, male was 105.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 105.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income peaked at 105.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1971.
Lower middle income ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102.4% | — |
| 1971 | 66.4% | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 71.4% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 88.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 100.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 102.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 103.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 104.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 104.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 103.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 102.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 102.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 103.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 103.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 105.8% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.5% | 66.4% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 81.6% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 92.5% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 99.0% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 97.5% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.6% | 98.3% | 105.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 2 Sierra Leone 157.9% compare
- 3 Rwanda 152.5% compare
- 4 Malawi 137.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 130.6% compare
- 6 Madagascar 129.9% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 126.1% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 125.9% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 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 104.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 33.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income was 105.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.