School enrollment, primary, male in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, primary, male was 100.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, male in OECD members, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 100.9% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in OECD members peaked at 105.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100.5%, in 2022.
That places OECD members 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, primary, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 104.3% | — |
| 2000 | 104.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 104.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 104.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 104.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 104.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 105.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 104.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 105.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 105.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 105.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 104.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 104.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 104.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 103.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 103.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 103.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 102.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 102.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 100.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 101.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 100.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.3% | 104.3% | 104.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 104.8% | 104.1% | 105.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.5% | 102.4% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.1% | 100.5% | 101.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 16 Myanmar 120.6% compare
- 17 Eswatini 120.5% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2%
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 118.7% compare
- 21 Morocco 117.7% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 116.4% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in OECD members?
- School enrollment, primary, male in OECD members was 100.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.5% in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- OECD members ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.