Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 89.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World is 89.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World peaked at 89.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1995.
Arab World ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.5% | — |
| 1995 | 72.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 72.2% | 78.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.0% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Arab World was 89.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1995.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.