Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 88.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income stood at 88.6%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income peaked at 88.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1999.
That places Low income 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.8% | — |
| 1998 | 66.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 65.1% | 66.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 66.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 87.4% | 88.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income was 88.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1999.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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About this data
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.