Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 31.9%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 121st 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.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.4% | — |
| 1971 | 9.2% | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 12.8% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 16.5% | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 9.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 15.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 12.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.7% | 31.9% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 31.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release