School enrollment, primary, male in Middle income
Middle income: School enrollment, primary, male was 91.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in 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 Middle income is 91.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Middle income peaked at 91.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 19th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.3% | — |
| 1971 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.6% | 79.3% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 85.1% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 86.3% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 89.6% | 91.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 16 Netherlands 98.2% compare
- 17 Sri Lanka 98.1% compare
- 18 New Zealand 98.1% compare
- 19 Greece 98.0% compare
- 20 Cuba 97.9% compare
- 21 Portugal 97.9% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 97.8% compare
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Middle income was 91.2% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Middle income ranks 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in 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 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.