Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 160th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.5% | — |
| 1971 | 54.9% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 57.4% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 62.2% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 63.5% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 61.6% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 62.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 66.7% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.4% | 54.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 62.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 68.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 68.4% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 73.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.5% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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