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

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 8.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.64 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.64 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.52 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 8.64 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 1971.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.82 million
1971 1.52 million -16.4%
1972 1.60 million +5.3%
1973 1.68 million +4.9%
1974 1.76 million +5.1%
1975 1.93 million +9.7%
1976 2.07 million +7.0%
1977 2.24 million +8.3%
1978 2.38 million +6.5%
1979 2.47 million +3.5%
1980 2.57 million +4.2%
1981 2.66 million +3.6%
1982 2.79 million +4.5%
1983 2.92 million +4.7%
1984 3.04 million +4.4%
1985 3.17 million +4.3%
1986 3.33 million +5.0%
1987 3.46 million +3.9%
1988 3.52 million +1.7%
1989 3.58 million +1.7%
1990 4.20 million +17.5%
1991 4.33 million +3.1%
1992 4.18 million -3.5%
1993 4.36 million +4.3%
1994 4.80 million +10.1%
1995 4.88 million +1.5%
1996 4.91 million +0.8%
1997 5.32 million +8.2%
1998 5.66 million +6.4%
1999 5.88 million +4.0%
2000 6.13 million +4.2%
2001 6.33 million +3.3%
2002 6.41 million +1.2%
2003 6.49 million +1.3%
2004 6.48 million -0.1%
2005 6.30 million -2.8%
2006 6.11 million -3.0%
2007 5.93 million -2.9%
2008 5.75 million -3.1%
2009 5.56 million -3.2%
2010 5.71 million +2.7%
2011 6.17 million +8.0%
2012 6.25 million +1.3%
2013 6.39 million +2.3%
2014 6.39 million -0.0%
2015 6.56 million +2.6%
2016 6.75 million +3.0%
2017 6.90 million +2.2%
2018 7.04 million +2.0%
2019 7.23 million +2.7%
2020 7.52 million +3.9%
2021 7.87 million +4.7%
2022 8.15 million +3.5%
2023 8.44 million +3.5%
2024 8.64 million +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.95 million 1.52 million 2.47 million 10
1980s 3.10 million 2.57 million 3.58 million 10
1990s 4.85 million 4.18 million 5.88 million 10
2000s 6.15 million 5.56 million 6.49 million 10
2010s 6.54 million 5.71 million 7.23 million 10
2020s 8.12 million 7.52 million 8.64 million 5

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

  1. 172 Maldives 16,639 compare
  2. 173 Guinea-Bissau 16,623 compare
  3. 174 Macau, China 16,303 compare
  4. 175 Equatorial Guinea 14,890 compare
  5. 176 Bahamas 13,155 compare
  6. 177 Samoa 12,810 compare
  7. 178 New Caledonia 12,330 compare

See the full ranking of 439 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 8.64 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 1971.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 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