Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 96.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 96.8% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 96.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 45 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.9% | — |
| 1995 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 86.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 78.9% | 86.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 87.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.8% | 96.8% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 96.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.