School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School enrollment, primary, male was 88.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income is 88.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Lower middle income peaked at 88.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1970.
Lower middle income ranks 26th of 41 groups on this measure, 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.1% | — |
| 1971 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 71.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 73.5% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 75.6% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.2% | 70.1% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 78.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 81.5% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 81.6% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.5% | 88.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (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)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- 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 88.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.