Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income

Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 96.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
98.0%
in 2012
All-time low
93.5%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 94.2 %1995: 94.4 %1996: 94.6 %1997: 93.7 %1998: 93.8 %1999: 93.5 %2000: 94 %2001: 94.3 %2002: 94.6 %2003: 95 %2004: 96 %2005: 96.6 %2006: 96.7 %2007: 97.7 %2008: 97.4 %2009: 97 %2010: 97.5 %2011: 97.8 %2012: 98 %2013: 97.4 %2014: 96.5 %2015: 96.6 %2016: 97.5 %2017: 97.3 %2018: 96.3 %2019: 96.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income is 96.8%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income peaked at 98.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 1999.

That places Middle income 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 94.2%
1995 94.4% +0.3%
1996 94.6% +0.2%
1997 93.7% -1.0%
1998 93.8% +0.1%
1999 93.5% -0.3%
2000 94.0% +0.5%
2001 94.3% +0.4%
2002 94.6% +0.3%
2003 95.0% +0.5%
2004 96.0% +1.0%
2005 96.6% +0.7%
2006 96.7% +0.1%
2007 97.7% +1.0%
2008 97.4% -0.3%
2009 97.0% -0.4%
2010 97.5% +0.5%
2011 97.8% +0.4%
2012 98.0% +0.2%
2013 97.4% -0.6%
2014 96.5% -1.0%
2015 96.6% +0.1%
2016 97.5% +0.9%
2017 97.3% -0.2%
2018 96.3% -1.0%
2019 96.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.1% 93.5% 94.6% 6
2000s 95.9% 94.0% 97.7% 10
2010s 97.2% 96.3% 98.0% 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 21 Eswatini 112.5% compare
  2. 22 Togo 112.5% compare
  3. 23 Afghanistan 112.3% compare
  4. 24 Samoa 112.0% compare
  5. 25 Grenada 111.9% compare
  6. 26 Portugal 111.7% compare
  7. 27 Colombia 111.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle income was 96.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 1999.
How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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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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.