Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 64.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
64.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
27th
of 39 groups
All-time high
64.2%
in 2025
All-time low
40.1%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 40.1 %1991: 41.2 %1992: 42.3 %1993: 43.4 %1994: 44.5 %1995: 45.7 %1996: 47 %1997: 48.3 %1998: 49.3 %1999: 50.4 %2000: 51.4 %2001: 52.4 %2002: 53.1 %2003: 53.5 %2004: 54 %2005: 54.2 %2006: 54.3 %2007: 54.2 %2008: 54.2 %2009: 54.4 %2010: 54.7 %2011: 55.3 %2012: 56.1 %2013: 56.9 %2014: 57.7 %2015: 58.3 %2016: 58.7 %2017: 59.2 %2018: 59.7 %2019: 60.4 %2020: 61 %2021: 61.7 %2022: 62.5 %2023: 63.2 %2024: 63.7 %2025: 64.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 64.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 64.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1990.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 40.1%
1991 41.2% +2.7%
1992 42.3% +2.7%
1993 43.4% +2.6%
1994 44.5% +2.5%
1995 45.7% +2.7%
1996 47.0% +2.8%
1997 48.3% +2.8%
1998 49.3% +2.1%
1999 50.4% +2.2%
2000 51.4% +2.0%
2001 52.4% +1.9%
2002 53.1% +1.3%
2003 53.5% +0.8%
2004 54.0% +0.9%
2005 54.2% +0.4%
2006 54.3% +0.2%
2007 54.2% -0.2%
2008 54.2% +0.0%
2009 54.4% +0.4%
2010 54.7% +0.6%
2011 55.3% +1.1%
2012 56.1% +1.4%
2013 56.9% +1.4%
2014 57.7% +1.4%
2015 58.3% +1.0%
2016 58.7% +0.7%
2017 59.2% +0.9%
2018 59.7% +0.8%
2019 60.4% +1.2%
2020 61.0% +1.0%
2021 61.7% +1.1%
2022 62.5% +1.3%
2023 63.2% +1.1%
2024 63.7% +0.8%
2025 64.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.2% 40.1% 50.4% 10
2000s 53.6% 51.4% 54.4% 10
2010s 57.7% 54.7% 60.4% 10
2020s 62.7% 61.0% 64.2% 6

Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 24 Bulgaria 97.7% compare
  2. 25 Austria 97.7% compare
  3. 26 Greece 97.1% compare
  4. 27 Spain 96.5% compare
  5. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.3% compare
  6. 29 Luxembourg 96.1% compare
  7. 30 Türkiye 95.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 64.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1990.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release