Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.0%
in 2024
All-time low
64.5%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 89.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1979.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.5% | — |
| 1971 | 67.0% | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 70.5% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 75.0% | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.8% | 64.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 72.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 78.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 83.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.8% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 87.7% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 112 Jordan 94.5% compare
- 113 Tajikistan 94.3% compare
- 114 Myanmar 94.0% compare
- 115 Gambia 93.8% compare
- 116 Ecuador 93.7% compare
- 117 Iran, Islamic Republic of 93.6% compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 93.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 89.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1979.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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