School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School enrollment, primary, male was 79.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 79.9% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 79.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1973.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 49.2% | — |
| 1974 | 50.9% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 55.8% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 58.7% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 57.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.5% | 49.2% | 61.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 62.5% | 58.7% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 57.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 62.8% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 79.9% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1973.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.