Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 95.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
95.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
95.5%
in 2019
All-time low
78.0%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 78 %1995: 78.8 %1996: 81.7 %1997: 82.6 %1998: 84.2 %1999: 86.3 %2000: 87 %2001: 87.4 %2002: 90.4 %2003: 89.4 %2004: 90.9 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 89.7 %2007: 88.6 %2008: 90 %2009: 93.2 %2010: 93.3 %2011: 94.8 %2012: 95.3 %2013: 91.4 %2014: 92.6 %2015: 95.5 %2016: 93.7 %2017: 94.2 %2018: 94.5 %2019: 95.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 95.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 95.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1994.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 78.0%
1995 78.8% +1.0%
1996 81.7% +3.7%
1997 82.6% +1.1%
1998 84.2% +1.9%
1999 86.3% +2.5%
2000 87.0% +0.9%
2001 87.4% +0.5%
2002 90.4% +3.4%
2003 89.4% -1.0%
2004 90.9% +1.6%
2005 90.3% -0.6%
2006 89.7% -0.7%
2007 88.6% -1.2%
2008 90.0% +1.6%
2009 93.2% +3.5%
2010 93.3% +0.0%
2011 94.8% +1.6%
2012 95.3% +0.5%
2013 91.4% -4.0%
2014 92.6% +1.2%
2015 95.5% +3.2%
2016 93.7% -1.9%
2017 94.2% +0.5%
2018 94.5% +0.3%
2019 95.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.9% 78.0% 86.3% 6
2000s 89.7% 87.0% 93.2% 10
2010s 94.1% 91.4% 95.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 95.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1994.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.