Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 2.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.80 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
312,974
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1978–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197820012024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 2.80 million for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 2.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 312,974, in 1979.

That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1978 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1978 1.90 million
1979 312,974 -83.5%
1980 1.91 million +509.6%
1981 1.91 million +0.2%
1982 1.91 million +0.2%
1983 1.92 million +0.3%
1984 1.92 million -0.1%
1985 1.92 million -0.0%
1986 1.92 million -0.1%
1987 1.91 million -0.2%
1988 1.91 million +0.1%
1989 1.91 million +0.0%
1990 1.92 million +0.1%
1991 1.84 million -3.7%
1992 1.86 million +1.1%
1993 1.88 million +0.7%
1994 1.89 million +0.7%
1995 1.90 million +0.5%
1996 1.91 million +0.5%
1997 1.91 million +0.0%
1998 1.91 million -0.0%
1999 1.90 million -0.4%
2000 1.90 million -0.1%
2001 1.90 million -0.3%
2002 1.90 million +0.4%
2003 1.93 million +1.7%
2004 1.95 million +0.6%
2005 1.84 million -5.3%
2006 1.96 million +6.4%
2007 2.02 million +2.9%
2008 2.03 million +0.9%
2009 2.20 million +7.9%
2010 2.09 million -4.7%
2011 2.10 million +0.4%
2012 2.02 million -3.9%
2013 1.96 million -2.9%
2014 2.02 million +2.9%
2015 2.07 million +2.4%
2016 2.11 million +2.2%
2017 2.17 million +2.7%
2018 2.26 million +4.0%
2019 2.26 million +0.2%
2020 2.37 million +4.7%
2021 2.44 million +3.3%
2022 2.72 million +11.2%
2023 2.77 million +1.9%
2024 2.80 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.10 million 312,974 1.90 million 2
1980s 1.91 million 1.91 million 1.92 million 10
1990s 1.89 million 1.84 million 1.92 million 10
2000s 1.96 million 1.84 million 2.20 million 10
2010s 2.11 million 1.96 million 2.26 million 10
2020s 2.62 million 2.37 million 2.80 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

  1. 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,940 compare
  2. 190 Grenada 4,457 compare
  3. 191 Aruba 4,005 compare
  4. 192 Seychelles 3,979 compare
  5. 193 Antigua and Barbuda 3,625 compare
  6. 194 Andorra 2,701 compare
  7. 195 Marshall Islands 2,493 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 2.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The lowest recorded value was 312,974 in 1979.
How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,679 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release