Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 91.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
91.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
91.0%
in 2019
All-time low
67.8%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

0204060801001997200820191997: 68.6 %1998: 68.5 %1999: 67.8 %2000: 69.5 %2001: 71.3 %2002: 75.2 %2003: 77.8 %2004: 80.2 %2005: 81.5 %2006: 83.3 %2007: 84.9 %2008: 86.5 %2009: 87.1 %2010: 87.5 %2011: 89.1 %2012: 89.8 %2013: 90.1 %2014: 90.5 %2015: 89.4 %2016: 89.7 %2017: 90.2 %2018: 90.9 %2019: 91 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 91.0% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Least developed countries peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 1999.

That places Least developed countries 34th 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 Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Least developed countries, 1997 to 2019.
Year % Change
1997 68.6%
1998 68.5% -0.1%
1999 67.8% -1.0%
2000 69.5% +2.5%
2001 71.3% +2.7%
2002 75.2% +5.4%
2003 77.8% +3.5%
2004 80.2% +3.1%
2005 81.5% +1.5%
2006 83.3% +2.2%
2007 84.9% +1.9%
2008 86.5% +1.9%
2009 87.1% +0.7%
2010 87.5% +0.4%
2011 89.1% +1.8%
2012 89.8% +0.8%
2013 90.1% +0.4%
2014 90.5% +0.4%
2015 89.4% -1.2%
2016 89.7% +0.4%
2017 90.2% +0.5%
2018 90.9% +0.8%
2019 91.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.3% 67.8% 68.6% 3
2000s 79.7% 69.5% 87.1% 10
2010s 89.8% 87.5% 91.0% 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 31 Mexico 109.7% compare
  2. 32 Luxembourg 109.6% compare
  3. 33 Thailand 109.2% compare
  4. 34 Libya 108.7% compare
  5. 35 Malawi 108.4% compare
  6. 36 United Arab Emirates 108.4% compare
  7. 37 Spain 108.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Least developed countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Least developed countries was 91.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 1999.
How does Least developed countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Least developed countries ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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.