Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 85.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 85.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.0% | — |
| 1971 | 64.4% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 66.8% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 74.6% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 75.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 74.8% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 80.8% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.1% | 64.4% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 69.1% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 74.8% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 77.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 78.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 85.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 133 Belize 91.3% compare
- 134 Jamaica 91.0% compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 91.0% compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.7% compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 90.6% compare
- 138 Tuvalu 90.5% compare
- 139 Marshall Islands 90.4% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release