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
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
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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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.