Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.0%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 26.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 26.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 138th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 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% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 26.0% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 138th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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