Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only

IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 90.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
90.5%
in 2019
All-time low
69.8%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only, 1997–2019

0204060801001997200820191997: 70.5 %1998: 70.4 %1999: 69.8 %2000: 71.4 %2001: 73 %2002: 76.7 %2003: 79 %2004: 81.3 %2005: 82.5 %2006: 84.2 %2007: 85.4 %2008: 86.9 %2009: 87.4 %2010: 87.8 %2011: 88.7 %2012: 89.6 %2013: 89.2 %2014: 89.7 %2015: 88.9 %2016: 89.2 %2017: 89.7 %2018: 90.4 %2019: 90.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only peaked at 90.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1999.

That places IDA only 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in IDA only, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 70.5%
1998 70.4% -0.1%
1999 69.8% -0.8%
2000 71.4% +2.3%
2001 73.0% +2.3%
2002 76.7% +5.1%
2003 79.0% +2.9%
2004 81.3% +2.9%
2005 82.5% +1.5%
2006 84.2% +2.1%
2007 85.4% +1.4%
2008 86.9% +1.8%
2009 87.4% +0.6%
2010 87.8% +0.4%
2011 88.7% +1.1%
2012 89.6% +1.0%
2013 89.2% -0.5%
2014 89.7% +0.5%
2015 88.9% -0.8%
2016 89.2% +0.3%
2017 89.7% +0.5%
2018 90.4% +0.8%
2019 90.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.2% 69.8% 70.5% 3
2000s 80.8% 71.4% 87.4% 10
2010s 89.4% 87.8% 90.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA only was 90.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1999.
How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
IDA only ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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.