Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 95.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
96.8%
in 2012
All-time low
90.8%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 91 %1995: 91.6 %1996: 91.8 %1997: 91.2 %1998: 91.2 %1999: 90.8 %2000: 91.3 %2001: 91.8 %2002: 92.4 %2003: 93 %2004: 94.1 %2005: 94.8 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 96.1 %2008: 96.1 %2009: 95.8 %2010: 96.2 %2011: 96.5 %2012: 96.8 %2013: 96.1 %2014: 95.4 %2015: 95.3 %2016: 96.1 %2017: 96 %2018: 95.2 %2019: 95.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total stood at 95.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 96.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 1999.

That places IDA & IBRD total 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in IDA & IBRD total, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 91.0%
1995 91.6% +0.6%
1996 91.8% +0.3%
1997 91.2% -0.6%
1998 91.2% -0.0%
1999 90.8% -0.5%
2000 91.3% +0.6%
2001 91.8% +0.5%
2002 92.4% +0.6%
2003 93.0% +0.7%
2004 94.1% +1.2%
2005 94.8% +0.7%
2006 95.1% +0.3%
2007 96.1% +1.1%
2008 96.1% +0.0%
2009 95.8% -0.4%
2010 96.2% +0.4%
2011 96.5% +0.3%
2012 96.8% +0.3%
2013 96.1% -0.7%
2014 95.4% -0.7%
2015 95.3% -0.1%
2016 96.1% +0.8%
2017 96.0% -0.1%
2018 95.2% -0.8%
2019 95.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.3% 90.8% 91.8% 6
2000s 94.0% 91.3% 96.1% 10
2010s 95.9% 95.2% 96.8% 10

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 25 Grenada 111.9% compare
  2. 26 Portugal 111.7% compare
  3. 27 Colombia 111.5% compare
  4. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 111.1% compare
  5. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.3% compare
  6. 30 Naoero 109.9% compare
  7. 31 Mexico 109.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA & IBRD total was 95.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 1999.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.