Enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in primary education, male was 344.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
344.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
344.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
182.15 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income stood at 344.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 344.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 182.15 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 188.00 million number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 195.89 million number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 209.33 million number | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 218.55 million number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 223.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 227.93 million number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 232.70 million number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 234.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 239.95 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 246.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 251.54 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 255.81 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 259.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 261.52 million number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 262.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 265.16 million number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 263.16 million number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 266.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 270.12 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 271.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 274.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 276.68 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 281.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 286.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 293.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 297.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 301.28 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 306.50 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 307.37 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 309.21 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 307.20 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 305.14 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 304.85 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 316.24 million number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 317.94 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 318.99 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 322.96 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 324.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 324.33 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 325.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 327.84 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 331.59 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 331.80 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 330.99 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 332.64 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 339.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 342.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 340.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 344.63 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215.23 million number | 182.15 million number | 239.95 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 260.20 million number | 246.21 million number | 270.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 289.64 million number | 271.95 million number | 307.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 315.09 million number | 304.85 million number | 324.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 334.67 million number | 325.39 million number | 344.63 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Low & middle income was 344.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 344.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.15 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary 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 primary education institutions regardless of age.