Enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Enrolment in primary education, male was 161.85 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
161.85 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
165.58 million number
in 2017
All-time low
66.19 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income, 1970–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income stood at 161.85 million number.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income peaked at 165.58 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.19 million number, in 1970.

Lower middle income ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76.80 million number 66.19 million number 87.41 million number 10
1980s 103.36 million number 90.81 million number 115.55 million number 10
1990s 127.56 million number 117.16 million number 135.79 million number 10
2000s 148.53 million number 138.89 million number 155.87 million number 10
2010s 161.39 million number 157.63 million number 165.58 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 4 Nigeria 13.44 million number compare
  2. 5 Pakistan 13.09 million number compare
  3. 6 United States of America 12.75 million number compare
  4. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.74 million number compare
  5. 8 Ethiopia 8.57 million number compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 8.54 million number compare
  7. 10 Brazil 8.29 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Lower middle income

All data for Lower middle income β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income was 161.85 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 165.58 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 66.19 million number in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/lower-middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-primary-education-male-number/lower-middle-income/">Enrolment in primary education, male in Lower middle income</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.