Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia is 89.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 93.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1982.
That places SDG: Western Asia 106th 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 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 81.6% | — |
| 1983 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 93.0% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 85.8% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 84.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.0% | 81.6% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 89.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1982.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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