Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled was 28.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 28.29 million for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 28.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.51 million, in 1971.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 101st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.51 million | -32.1% |
| 1972 | 7.78 million | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 7.83 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 8.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 11.20 million | +39.4% |
| 1976 | 8.80 million | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 9.23 million | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 9.70 million | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 8.43 million | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 10.39 million | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 10.40 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 10.94 million | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 11.23 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 11.62 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 14.00 million | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 12.43 million | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 13.04 million | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 13.32 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 13.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 13.96 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 13.94 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.96 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.37 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.99 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 15.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.87 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 15.79 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.02 million | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 17.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 18.59 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 19.07 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.86 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.62 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.61 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 20.93 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.60 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.60 million | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 22.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.91 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.90 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 25.42 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 26.26 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 27.36 million | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 27.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 28.29 million | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +39.4% | 8.03 million | 11.20 million |
| 1971 | -32.1% | 11.06 million | 7.51 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.96 million | 7.51 million | 11.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.07 million | 10.39 million | 14.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.25 million | 13.94 million | 17.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.52 million | 17.72 million | 20.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.80 million | 20.93 million | 24.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.06 million | 25.42 million | 28.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 98 Switzerland 332,416 compare
- 99 Libya 327,920 compare
- 100 Paraguay 285,606 compare
- 101 New Zealand 278,787 compare
- 102 Oman 278,231 compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 272,933 compare
- 104 Denmark 269,011 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 28.29 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 million in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) with 767 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) with 767 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.