Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 26.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.0% | — |
| 1971 | 5.8% | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 26.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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