School enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary, male was 89.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
89.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
23rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
89.9%
in 2018
All-time low
76.6%
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2018

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 89.9% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 89.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1970.

That places Low & middle income 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2018.
Year % net Change
1970 76.6%
1971 76.8% +0.3%
1972 77.7% +1.2%
1973 79.4% +2.2%
1974 80.2% +0.9%
1975 81.0% +1.0%
1976 81.7% +0.9%
1977 82.0% +0.4%
1978 81.6% -0.5%
1979 82.1% +0.7%
1980 82.7% +0.7%
1981 83.4% +0.8%
1982 83.7% +0.4%
1983 84.0% +0.3%
1984 84.1% +0.1%
1985 84.3% +0.3%
1986 84.6% +0.3%
1987 84.6% +0.0%
1988 85.1% +0.6%
1989 85.5% +0.5%
1990 85.1% -0.5%
1991 85.3% +0.2%
1992 84.9% -0.4%
1993 84.7% -0.3%
1994 84.5% -0.3%
1995 83.9% -0.6%
1996 83.4% -0.6%
1997 83.3% -0.1%
1998 83.7% +0.4%
1999 84.1% +0.6%
2000 84.7% +0.6%
2001 84.8% +0.2%
2002 85.0% +0.1%
2003 85.5% +0.6%
2004 86.6% +1.3%
2005 87.2% +0.7%
2006 87.5% +0.3%
2007 88.9% +1.6%
2008 88.8% -0.0%
2009 88.6% -0.3%
2010 88.6% -0.0%
2011 88.5% -0.1%
2012 89.1% +0.6%
2013 89.1% +0.0%
2014 89.4% +0.4%
2015 89.4% +0.0%
2016 89.7% +0.3%
2017 89.6% -0.1%
2018 89.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 79.9% 76.6% 82.1% 10
1980s 84.2% 82.7% 85.5% 10
1990s 84.3% 83.3% 85.3% 10
2000s 86.7% 84.7% 88.9% 10
2010s 89.2% 88.5% 89.9% 9

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 20 Cuba 97.9% compare
  2. 21 Portugal 97.9% compare
  3. 22 Brunei Darussalam 97.8% compare
  4. 23 Ireland 97.7% compare
  5. 24 Barbados 97.6% compare
  6. 25 Malta 97.6% compare
  7. 26 Georgia 97.6% compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income?
School enrollment, primary, male in Low & middle income was 89.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary, male (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 4,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.