Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 100.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
100.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
17th
of 43 groups
All-time high
100.4%
in 2019
All-time low
96.7%
in 2014
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019

02550751001994200620191994: 99.5 %1995: 99.4 %1996: 99.3 %1997: 98.2 %1998: 98.2 %1999: 97.5 %2000: 97.6 %2001: 98.1 %2002: 97.4 %2003: 97.8 %2004: 98.9 %2005: 99.1 %2006: 98.8 %2007: 100.2 %2008: 100 %2009: 99.9 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 99.2 %2012: 99.3 %2013: 98.5 %2014: 96.7 %2015: 97.4 %2016: 97.9 %2017: 98.3 %2018: 98.9 %2019: 100.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific is 100.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 100.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2014.

That places East Asia & Pacific 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in East Asia & Pacific, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 99.5%
1995 99.4% -0.1%
1996 99.3% -0.2%
1997 98.2% -1.0%
1998 98.2% -0.1%
1999 97.5% -0.7%
2000 97.6% +0.1%
2001 98.1% +0.5%
2002 97.4% -0.7%
2003 97.8% +0.4%
2004 98.9% +1.1%
2005 99.1% +0.2%
2006 98.8% -0.3%
2007 100.2% +1.3%
2008 100.0% -0.2%
2009 99.9% -0.1%
2010 99.3% -0.6%
2011 99.2% -0.1%
2012 99.3% +0.1%
2013 98.5% -0.8%
2014 96.7% -1.8%
2015 97.4% +0.7%
2016 97.9% +0.5%
2017 98.3% +0.4%
2018 98.9% +0.6%
2019 100.4% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.7% 97.5% 99.5% 6
2000s 98.8% 97.4% 100.2% 10
2010s 98.6% 96.7% 100.4% 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 14 Peru 115.3% compare
  2. 15 Benin 114.9% compare
  3. 16 Fiji 114.9% compare
  4. 17 Tonga 114.7% compare
  5. 18 Morocco 113.0% compare
  6. 19 Tunisia 112.8% compare
  7. 20 Uruguay 112.8% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in East Asia & Pacific was 100.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2014.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.