Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America

North America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 101.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
101.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 43 groups
All-time high
105.0%
in 1995
All-time low
99.7%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America, 1992–2019

02550751001992200520191992: 104 %1993: 103.6 %1994: 103.6 %1995: 105 %1996: 104.8 %1997: 103.5 %1998: 102.2 %1999: 101.5 %2000: 101.8 %2001: 101.9 %2002: 100.6 %2003: 101.3 %2004: 100.7 %2005: 101.8 %2006: 101.6 %2007: 102.4 %2008: 102.4 %2009: 101.7 %2010: 100.4 %2011: 99.7 %2012: 99.8 %2013: 100 %2014: 99.9 %2015: 100.5 %2016: 102.4 %2017: 102.6 %2018: 102 %2019: 101.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

North America recorded 101.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America peaked at 105.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2011.

That places North America 15th 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 North America, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in North America, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 104.0%
1993 103.6% -0.4%
1994 103.6% +0.0%
1995 105.0% +1.4%
1996 104.8% -0.2%
1997 103.5% -1.3%
1998 102.2% -1.3%
1999 101.5% -0.6%
2000 101.8% +0.2%
2001 101.9% +0.1%
2002 100.6% -1.3%
2003 101.3% +0.7%
2004 100.7% -0.5%
2005 101.8% +1.1%
2006 101.6% -0.2%
2007 102.4% +0.8%
2008 102.4% +0.0%
2009 101.7% -0.7%
2010 100.4% -1.2%
2011 99.7% -0.7%
2012 99.8% +0.1%
2013 100.0% +0.2%
2014 99.9% -0.1%
2015 100.5% +0.6%
2016 102.4% +2.0%
2017 102.6% +0.1%
2018 102.0% -0.6%
2019 101.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103.5% 101.5% 105.0% 8
2000s 101.6% 100.6% 102.4% 10
2010s 100.9% 99.7% 102.6% 10

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 12 Netherlands 115.9% compare
  2. 13 Angola 115.3% compare
  3. 14 Peru 115.3% compare
  4. 15 Benin 114.9% compare
  5. 16 Fiji 114.9% compare
  6. 17 Tonga 114.7% compare
  7. 18 Morocco 113.0% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for North America

All data for North America →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America was 101.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in North America?
The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2011.
How does North America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
North America ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North America 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-male-percent/north-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-male-percent/north-america/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in North America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.