Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 7.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 7.87 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 7.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.53 million, in 1996.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.64 million | — |
| 1995 | 4.62 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.53 million | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.72 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.83 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.82 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.93 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.17 million | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.14 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.57 million | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 5.77 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.59 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.72 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.42 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.26 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.55 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 5.99 million | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.13 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.68 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.15 million | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.62 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 7.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 7.87 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.69 million | 4.53 million | 4.83 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.38 million | 4.93 million | 5.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 million | 5.55 million | 6.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 million | 6.85 million | 7.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 121 Eritrea 48,018 compare
- 122 Slovenia 47,380 compare
- 123 Armenia 47,069 compare
- 124 Singapore 43,944 compare
- 125 Puerto Rico 43,134 compare
- 126 Papua New Guinea 42,535 compare
- 127 Mauritania 38,061 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 7.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 million in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release