Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income
Low income: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 12.94 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income stood at 12.94 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income peaked at 12.94 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.52 million number, in 1997.
That places Low income 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.52 million number | — |
| 1998 | 5.05 million number | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 5.29 million number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 5.52 million number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.25 million number | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.18 million number | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 7.81 million number | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 8.30 million number | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 9.01 million number | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 9.48 million number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9.95 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 10.44 million number | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 10.98 million number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.40 million number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 11.84 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.69 million number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.83 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.01 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.38 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.62 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.94 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.95 million number | 4.52 million number | 5.29 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.98 million number | 5.52 million number | 10.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 million number | 10.98 million number | 12.94 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.30 million number compare
- 28 Afghanistan 1.27 million number compare
- 29 Kenya 1.13 million number compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.05 million number compare
- 31 South Africa 982,328 number compare
- 32 Morocco 981,525 number compare
- 33 Angola 951,127 number compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Low income was 12.94 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 million number in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Low income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.