Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 93.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 93.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 95.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1995.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 90.1% | — |
| 1995 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 89.0% | 91.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 92.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.5% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.9% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 135 Cayman Islands 95.9% compare
- 136 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.8% compare
- 137 Belarus 95.6% compare
- 138 Bahrain 95.6% compare
- 139 North Macedonia 95.5% compare
- 140 Ecuador 95.3% compare
- 141 Maldives 94.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release