School enrollment, primary, male in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary, male was 83.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Low income, 1972–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary, male in Low income stood at 83.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Low income peaked at 83.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1972.
That places Low income 32nd out of 41 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 47.5% | — |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 52.7% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 54.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 56.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 55.4% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 58.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.9% | 47.5% | 56.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 55.4% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 53.1% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 60.5% | 81.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- 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 83.4% in 2016, 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1972.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Low income ranks 32nd out of 41 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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About this data
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.