School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School enrollment, primary, male was 100.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 100.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 100.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 1970.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.8% | — |
| 1971 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 69.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 72.8% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 82.3% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 87.7% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 89.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 87.2% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 80.7% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 62.8% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.4% | 78.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 77.7% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 85.4% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.0% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 100.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% compare
- 20 East Timor 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
- 25 Vanuatu 114.3% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 100.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.