Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 95.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 95.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.
The figure 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 Low & middle income peaked at 96.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1999.
That places Low & middle income 29th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 91.0% | — |
| 1995 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 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% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.7% | 91.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 91.2% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 26 Portugal 111.7% compare
- 27 Colombia 111.5% compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 111.1% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.3% compare
- 30 Nauru 109.9% compare
- 31 Mexico 109.7% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 109.6% compare
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low & middle income was 95.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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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.