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

Latest (2018)
88.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
88.8%
in 2014
All-time low
65.1%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Low income, 1997–2018

0204060801997200720181997: 66.8 %1998: 66.3 %1999: 65.1 %2000: 66.8 %2001: 69.1 %2002: 73.1 %2003: 76.2 %2004: 79 %2005: 80.4 %2006: 82.6 %2007: 84.3 %2008: 87 %2009: 87.2 %2010: 87.4 %2011: 87.7 %2012: 88.7 %2013: 87.9 %2014: 88.8 %2015: 87.5 %2016: 87.8 %2017: 88.1 %2018: 88.6 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Low income, 1997 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Malawi 108.4% compare
  2. 36 United Arab Emirates 108.4% compare
  3. 37 Spain 108.2% compare
  4. 38 Nicaragua 108.0% compare
  5. 39 Viet Nam 108.0% compare
  6. 40 Hong Kong 107.8% compare
  7. 41 Belize 107.5% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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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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.