Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 9.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.39 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.19 million
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1994200920241994: 6.3M1995: 6.3M1996: 6.2M1997: 6.5M1998: 6.8M1999: 7.0M2000: 7.3M2001: 7.6M2002: 7.6M2003: 7.9M2004: 8.1M2005: 7.9M2006: 8.0M2007: 7.4M2008: 7.5M2009: 7.5M2010: 7.6M2011: 8.0M2012: 8.1M2013: 8.0M2014: 8.1M2015: 7.9M2016: 7.6M2017: 7.8M2018: 7.9M2019: 8.0M2020: 8.2M2021: 8.5M2022: 9.0M2023: 9.3M2024: 9.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 9.39 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 9.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.19 million, in 1996.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 6.29 million
1995 6.34 million +0.8%
1996 6.19 million -2.4%
1997 6.53 million +5.6%
1998 6.84 million +4.7%
1999 7.03 million +2.7%
2000 7.30 million +3.8%
2001 7.59 million +4.0%
2002 7.58 million -0.1%
2003 7.94 million +4.8%
2004 8.09 million +1.9%
2005 7.86 million -2.8%
2006 7.98 million +1.4%
2007 7.45 million -6.6%
2008 7.45 million +0.1%
2009 7.47 million +0.2%
2010 7.58 million +1.4%
2011 7.99 million +5.5%
2012 8.08 million +1.2%
2013 8.01 million -0.9%
2014 8.07 million +0.8%
2015 7.86 million -2.7%
2016 7.64 million -2.8%
2017 7.76 million +1.5%
2018 7.88 million +1.5%
2019 7.95 million +1.0%
2020 8.16 million +2.6%
2021 8.49 million +4.0%
2022 9.02 million +6.3%
2023 9.27 million +2.7%
2024 9.39 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.54 million 6.19 million 7.03 million 6
2000s 7.67 million 7.30 million 8.09 million 10
2010s 7.88 million 7.58 million 8.08 million 10
2020s 8.86 million 8.16 million 9.39 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 9.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 9.39 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 6.19 million in 1996.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,609 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release