Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 96.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
98.7%
in 2016
All-time low
89.1%
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019

0204060801001993200620191993: 89.1 %1994: 89.4 %1995: 89.4 %1996: 90.7 %1997: 90.1 %1998: 89.5 %1999: 89.2 %2000: 90 %2001: 90.2 %2002: 90.9 %2003: 91.9 %2004: 93.1 %2005: 94.3 %2006: 94.8 %2007: 96.7 %2008: 96.3 %2009: 95.8 %2010: 96.8 %2011: 97.2 %2012: 98 %2013: 97.2 %2014: 97.2 %2015: 97.6 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.1 %2018: 96.1 %2019: 96 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 96.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 98.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1993.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Early-demographic dividend, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 89.1%
1994 89.4% +0.3%
1995 89.4% +0.1%
1996 90.7% +1.4%
1997 90.1% -0.7%
1998 89.5% -0.6%
1999 89.2% -0.4%
2000 90.0% +0.9%
2001 90.2% +0.2%
2002 90.9% +0.8%
2003 91.9% +1.0%
2004 93.1% +1.4%
2005 94.3% +1.2%
2006 94.8% +0.6%
2007 96.7% +2.0%
2008 96.3% -0.4%
2009 95.8% -0.5%
2010 96.8% +1.1%
2011 97.2% +0.4%
2012 98.0% +0.8%
2013 97.2% -0.8%
2014 97.2% -0.0%
2015 97.6% +0.4%
2016 98.7% +1.1%
2017 98.1% -0.6%
2018 96.1% -2.1%
2019 96.0% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.6% 89.1% 90.7% 7
2000s 93.4% 90.0% 96.7% 10
2010s 97.3% 96.0% 98.7% 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 23 Afghanistan 112.3% compare
  2. 24 Samoa 112.0% compare
  3. 25 Grenada 111.9% compare
  4. 26 Portugal 111.7% compare
  5. 27 Colombia 111.5% compare
  6. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 111.1% compare
  7. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Early-demographic dividend was 96.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1993.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.