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

IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 88.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
88.9%
in 2019
All-time low
71.4%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

0204060801997200820191997: 71.4 %1998: 71.9 %1999: 72 %2000: 73.7 %2001: 75.1 %2002: 77.8 %2003: 79.9 %2004: 82.1 %2005: 83.2 %2006: 84 %2007: 84.5 %2008: 84.8 %2009: 85.4 %2010: 85.9 %2011: 86.8 %2012: 87.4 %2013: 87.4 %2014: 87.9 %2015: 87 %2016: 87.7 %2017: 87.8 %2018: 88.6 %2019: 88.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

IDA total recorded 88.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA total peaked at 88.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 1997.

IDA total ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in IDA total, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 71.4%
1998 71.9% +0.7%
1999 72.0% +0.1%
2000 73.7% +2.4%
2001 75.1% +1.9%
2002 77.8% +3.5%
2003 79.9% +2.7%
2004 82.1% +2.8%
2005 83.2% +1.3%
2006 84.0% +1.0%
2007 84.5% +0.6%
2008 84.8% +0.3%
2009 85.4% +0.8%
2010 85.9% +0.6%
2011 86.8% +1.0%
2012 87.4% +0.7%
2013 87.4% +0.1%
2014 87.9% +0.5%
2015 87.0% -1.1%
2016 87.7% +0.8%
2017 87.8% +0.2%
2018 88.6% +0.9%
2019 88.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.8% 71.4% 72.0% 3
2000s 81.0% 73.7% 85.4% 10
2010s 87.5% 85.9% 88.9% 10

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  6. 38 Nicaragua 108.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA total?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in IDA total was 88.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
IDA total ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA 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.