Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Pakistan Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education increased 10.3points in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Eritrea Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education increased 3.5points year on year close to 26.73 Percent of Male Enrollment.
  3. In 2015 South Sudan was number 1 in Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education.
  4. In 2015 South Sudan was number 1 in Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education totalising 50.2 Percent of Male Enrollment, compared to 152 in 2014.

Top Countries in Share of Male Over-Age Students in Primary Education

Percent of Male Enrollment - 1970 to 2019

# 167 Countries Percent of Male Enrollment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
South Sudan
50.20 % 2015 NA +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Liberia
47.36 % 2017 NA NA View data
3 #3
Solomon Islands
36.83 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.4 % View data
4 #4
Swaziland
30.41 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.9 % View data
5 #5
Pakistan
29.02 % 2019 +10.3 % NA View data
6 #6
Vanuatu
27.40 % 2015 NA NA View data
7 #7
Eritrea
26.73 % 2019 +0.1 % +3.5 % View data
8 #8
Madagascar
26.09 % 2018 NA NA View data
9 #9
Rwanda
25.69 % 2018 -4.8 % NA View data
10 #10
Nepal
24.65 % 2019 NA -0.3 % View data
11 #11
Equatorial Guinea
23.94 % 2015 NA -5.2 % View data
12 #12
Lesotho
22.22 % 2019 -2.8 % -3.2 % View data
13 #13
Sudan
21.95 % 2019 +1.5 % -2.7 % View data
14 #14
Sweden
20.53 % 2019 +6.0 % +7.4 % View data
15 #15
Gambia
19.10 % 2019 -1.6 % +1.6 % View data
16 #16
Malawi
18.95 % 2019 +2.4 % -1.4 % View data
17 #17
Mauritania
18.77 % 2019 -3.0 % -3.5 % View data
18 #18
East Timor
18.22 % 2019 +0.6 % -3.9 % View data
19 #19
Comoros
17.87 % 2018 +3.5 % NA View data
20 #20
Suriname
17.84 % 2019 +0.7 % -1.6 % View data
21 #21
Mozambique
17.74 % 2019 -3.2 % -0.2 % View data
22 #22
Burundi
17.72 % 2018 -0.7 % NA View data
23 #23
Togo
17.40 % 2018 -2.1 % NA View data
24 #24
Slovakia
17.19 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.1 % View data
25 #25
Colombia
16.60 % 2019 -1.4 % -2.1 % View data
26 #26
Burkina Faso
15.52 % 2019 +0.1 % -5.6 % View data
27 #27
Paraguay
15.17 % 2016 NA +1.2 % View data
28 #28
Ghana
15.17 % 2019 -2.1 % -1.2 % View data
29 #29
Botswana
15.09 % 2014 -8.1 % -7.0 % View data
30 #30
Morocco
15.06 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.2 % View data
31 #31
El Salvador
14.91 % 2019 -0.3 % -3.7 % View data
32 #32
Zambia
14.83 % 2017 NA -1.9 % View data
33 #33
Brazil
14.72 % 2019 -3.6 % -3.3 % View data
34 #34
Cambodia
14.70 % 2019 -0.7 % -5.0 % View data
35 #35
Austria
14.40 % 2019 +0.4 % +1.0 % View data
36 #36
Sao Tome and Principe
14.16 % 2017 NA NA View data
37 #37
Dominican Republic
13.75 % 2019 +0.4 % -5.8 % View data
38 #38
Cameroon
13.23 % 2019 +0.9 % +4.8 % View data
39 #39
Aruba
13.05 % 2014 +0.2 % +4.9 % View data
40 #40
Honduras
12.56 % 2019 -2.3 % -1.1 % View data
41 #41
Germany
12.14 % 2019 -2.0 % -2.0 % View data
42 #42
Costa Rica
12.11 % 2019 -8.9 % -2.2 % View data
43 #43
Marshall Islands
11.69 % 2016 -1.6 % NA View data
44 #44
Bhutan
11.68 % 2019 -2.6 % NA View data
45 #45
Guatemala
11.58 % 2019 -0.3 % -3.5 % View data
46 #46
Cape Verde
11.53 % 2019 -6.5 % -1.7 % View data
47 #47
Philippines
11.48 % 2017 -25.9 % NA View data
48 #48
Djibouti
11.45 % 2019 -4.0 % -2.5 % View data
49 #49
Czech Republic
11.41 % 2019 -1.3 % -1.0 % View data
50 #50
Laos
10.70 % 2019 -7.0 % -11.3 % View data
51 #51
Chad
10.65 % 2019 -7.6 % NA View data
52 #52
Yemen
10.25 % 2016 NA NA View data
53 #53
Belize
9.75 % 2019 -2.3 % -0.9 % View data
54 #54
Ethiopia
9.65 % 2019 -7.7 % -7.3 % View data
55 #55
Guinea
9.49 % 2019 -4.7 % -2.8 % View data
56 #56
Bahamas
9.46 % 2019 -4.1 % -2.0 % View data
57 #57
Portugal
9.22 % 2019 -1.2 % -2.9 % View data
58 #58
Panama
9.09 % 2019 -0.9 % -0.7 % View data
59 #59
Myanmar
9.00 % 2018 -15.9 % NA View data
60 #60
Senegal
8.91 % 2019 -2.5 % -3.3 % View data
61 #61
Samoa
8.88 % 2019 -5.8 % -0.8 % View data
62 #62
Dominica
8.54 % 2019 +2.6 % +4.1 % View data
63 #63
Benin
8.42 % 2018 -13.8 % -2.5 % View data
64 #64
Ukraine
8.13 % 2019 -3.6 % +2.1 % View data
65 #65
Chile
8.03 % 2019 -0.1 % -1.9 % View data
66 #66
Niger
7.98 % 2019 -0.4 % -1.3 % View data
67 #67
Algeria
7.98 % 2019 -3.4 % -1.8 % View data
68 #68
Venezuela
7.97 % 2019 -2.9 % -1.6 % View data
69 #69
Turks and Caicos Islands
7.96 % 2018 NA NA View data
70 #70
Andorra
7.70 % 2019 +4.0 % -1.3 % View data
71 #71
Ivory Coast
7.54 % 2019 -2.1 % -11.6 % View data
72 #72
Mali
7.46 % 2019 +3.4 % -1.5 % View data
73 #73
Lebanon
7.26 % 2019 -4.8 % -7.6 % View data
74 #74
Azerbaijan
7.11 % 2019 +6.2 % +1.3 % View data
75 #75
South Africa
7.10 % 2017 NA NA View data
76 #76
Uruguay
6.92 % 2019 -5.3 % -11.9 % View data
77 #77
Albania
6.86 % 2019 -4.3 % -0.7 % View data
78 #78
Jamaica
6.22 % 2019 +0.9 % -1.1 % View data
79 #79
United States
6.18 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.4 % View data
80 #80
Grenada
5.98 % 2019 +10.7 % +11.1 % View data
81 #81
Tunisia
5.92 % 2019 -8.9 % +0.5 % View data
82 #82
Netherlands
5.76 % 2017 -7.4 % -5.0 % View data
83 #83
Argentina
5.69 % 2019 -5.7 % -7.6 % View data
84 #84
Bolivia
5.66 % 2019 -0.9 % -11.4 % View data
85 #85
Belarus
5.51 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.8 % View data
86 #86
British Virgin Islands
5.38 % 2019 -5.2 % -7.0 % View data
87 #87
Peru
5.33 % 2019 -8.6 % -8.4 % View data
88 #88
Italy
5.25 % 2019 +6.4 % +17.0 % View data
89 #89
Spain
4.97 % 2019 +1.3 % -0.6 % View data
90 #90
Belgium
4.88 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.9 % View data
91 #91
Iran
4.69 % 2019 -3.0 % +0.1 % View data
92 #92
Brunei
4.41 % 2019 +0.5 % +10.0 % View data
93 #93
Fiji
4.35 % 2019 -4.0 % NA View data
94 #94
Estonia
4.28 % 2019 +2.4 % -0.2 % View data
95 #95
United Arab Emirates
4.13 % 2019 -0.2 % +5.3 % View data
96 #96
Romania
3.84 % 2017 +6.3 % -1.9 % View data
97 #97
Seychelles
3.75 % 2019 +0.8 % -2.2 % View data
98 #98
Puerto Rico
3.73 % 2019 -3.1 % -7.9 % View data
99 #99
Antigua and Barbuda
3.69 % 2019 -10.2 % -20.5 % View data
100 #100
Kiribati
3.67 % 2017 -37.1 % NA View data
101 #101
Australia
3.63 % 2019 -6.5 % -13.2 % View data
102 #102
Luxembourg
3.62 % 2019 -0.8 % +0.4 % View data
103 #103
Cuba
3.45 % 2019 +0.3 % -1.5 % View data
104 #104
Hungary
3.29 % 2019 -1.3 % -2.5 % View data
105 #105
Denmark
3.27 % 2019 -0.1 % -2.6 % View data
106 #106
Saudi Arabia
3.21 % 2019 -15.9 % -20.9 % View data
107 #107
Saint Lucia
3.18 % 2019 -4.3 % -6.0 % View data
108 #108
France
3.18 % 2019 -4.5 % -4.8 % View data
109 #109
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.17 % 2019 -22.6 % +2.3 % View data
110 #110
Mauritius
3.07 % 2019 +5.4 % -11.4 % View data
111 #111
Israel
3.04 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.0 % View data
112 #112
Russia
3.00 % 2019 +9.2 % +239.7 % View data
113 #113
Kuwait
2.94 % 2019 +0.3 % +6.9 % View data
114 #114
Ecuador
2.94 % 2019 -12.7 % -16.5 % View data
115 #115
Qatar
2.93 % 2019 -9.4 % +2.9 % View data
116 #116
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
2.86 % 2019 -7.7 % -6.1 % View data
117 #117
Egypt
2.81 % 2019 -4.8 % -6.6 % View data
118 #118
Montenegro
2.64 % 2018 +3.3 % NA View data
119 #119
Latvia
2.50 % 2019 -8.9 % -8.7 % View data
120 #120
Bahrain
2.38 % 2019 -0.6 % -4.3 % View data
121 #121
Barbados
2.36 % 2019 -0.9 % -2.3 % View data
122 #122
Cayman Islands
2.25 % 2018 NA +2.8 % View data
123 #123
Slovenia
2.22 % 2019 +1.6 % +2.8 % View data
124 #124
Mexico
2.10 % 2019 -13.3 % -13.7 % View data
125 #125
Mongolia
2.09 % 2018 -26.3 % -29.9 % View data
126 #126
Turkey
2.06 % 2019 -9.7 % -15.5 % View data
127 #127
Cyprus
1.99 % 2019 -0.4 % -3.4 % View data
128 #128
Armenia
1.94 % 2019 -3.0 % -8.2 % View data
129 #129
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.88 % 2019 -2.8 % -10.7 % View data
130 #130
Liechtenstein
1.79 % 2019 -3.5 % -6.2 % View data
131 #131
Monaco
1.69 % 2019 +12.2 % NA View data
132 #132
Finland
1.66 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.7 % View data
133 #133
Bulgaria
1.63 % 2019 -9.8 % -9.7 % View data
134 #134
Switzerland
1.57 % 2019 -2.6 % -1.3 % View data
135 #135
Palestine
1.57 % 2019 -3.3 % -8.1 % View data
136 #136
Vietnam
1.55 % 2019 +1.9 % -7.5 % View data
137 #137
Greece
1.51 % 2019 -1.4 % -0.8 % View data
138 #138
Macedonia
1.48 % 2019 +1.7 % +3.8 % View data
139 #139
Moldova
1.47 % 2019 -7.2 % -7.7 % View data
140 #140
Georgia
1.42 % 2019 -7.7 % -14.7 % View data
141 #141
Poland
1.25 % 2017 NA -6.5 % View data
142 #142
United Kingdom
1.15 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.6 % View data
143 #143
Kyrgyzstan
1.09 % 2019 -8.8 % -9.2 % View data
144 #144
Indonesia
1.07 % 2018 +0.0 % -20.5 % View data
145 #145
Maldives
1.05 % 2018 -36.3 % -30.9 % View data
146 #146
Tonga
1.05 % 2015 -86.0 % NA View data
147 #147
Oman
1.04 % 2019 +40.6 % -18.8 % View data
148 #148
Malta
1.03 % 2019 +0.8 % +1.4 % View data
149 #149
Serbia
0.97 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.1 % View data
150 #150
Nauru
0.97 % 2016 NA NA View data
151 #151
Croatia
0.95 % 2019 -2.5 % -2.9 % View data
152 #152
Lithuania
0.83 % 2019 -13.8 % -8.7 % View data
153 #153
Jordan
0.77 % 2018 -23.9 % -0.0 % View data
154 #154
Sri Lanka
0.77 % 2019 -19.8 % -9.5 % View data
155 #155
Kazakhstan
0.76 % 2019 -4.3 % -0.8 % View data
156 #156
South Korea
0.61 % 2019 -14.4 % -25.3 % View data
157 #157
Singapore
0.59 % 2017 -0.7 % NA View data
158 #158
Uzbekistan
0.52 % 2019 -8.6 % -16.5 % View data
159 #159
Ireland
0.51 % 2018 -27.0 % -6.5 % View data
160 #160
New Zealand
0.43 % 2019 +2.8 % +12.6 % View data
161 #161
Malaysia
0.31 % 2019 +0.8 % -6.9 % View data
162 #162
Tuvalu
0.28 % 2016 +11.3 % NA View data
163 #163
North Korea
0.23 % 2015 NA NA View data
164 #164
Sierra Leone
0.19 % 2018 -97.8 % -53.8 % View data
165 #165
Tajikistan
0.06 % 2019 -19.8 % -20.7 % View data
166 #166
Iceland
0.04 % 2019 -2.3 % +1.8 % View data
167 #167
Federated States of Micronesia
0.00 % 2015 -100.0 % NA View data

Source: World Bank

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