Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World

World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 96.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
97.4%
in 2012
All-time low
92.0%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World, 1993–2019

0204060801001993200620191993: 92.5 %1994: 92.4 %1995: 92.9 %1996: 93 %1997: 92.4 %1998: 92.4 %1999: 92 %2000: 92.5 %2001: 92.9 %2002: 93.4 %2003: 94 %2004: 95 %2005: 95.7 %2006: 95.9 %2007: 96.8 %2008: 96.9 %2009: 96.5 %2010: 96.9 %2011: 97.1 %2012: 97.4 %2013: 96.9 %2014: 96.2 %2015: 96.1 %2016: 96.8 %2017: 96.7 %2018: 96 %2019: 96.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World is 96.3%, measured 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 World peaked at 97.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in World, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 92.5%
1994 92.4% -0.1%
1995 92.9% +0.5%
1996 93.0% +0.2%
1997 92.4% -0.7%
1998 92.4% +0.1%
1999 92.0% -0.5%
2000 92.5% +0.5%
2001 92.9% +0.5%
2002 93.4% +0.5%
2003 94.0% +0.7%
2004 95.0% +1.0%
2005 95.7% +0.7%
2006 95.9% +0.2%
2007 96.8% +1.0%
2008 96.9% +0.0%
2009 96.5% -0.3%
2010 96.9% +0.4%
2011 97.1% +0.2%
2012 97.4% +0.3%
2013 96.9% -0.5%
2014 96.2% -0.7%
2015 96.1% -0.2%
2016 96.8% +0.8%
2017 96.7% -0.1%
2018 96.0% -0.8%
2019 96.3% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.5% 92.0% 93.0% 7
2000s 95.0% 92.5% 96.9% 10
2010s 96.6% 96.0% 97.4% 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Algeria 127.8% compare
  2. 2 Nepal 126.2% compare
  3. 3 Sweden 125.1% compare
  4. 4 Costa Rica 123.5% compare
  5. 5 Sierra Leone 122.7% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World was 96.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 1999.
How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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 — 27 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 World. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-male-percent/world/

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/world/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in World</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.