Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 93.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 93.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 93.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.5% | — |
| 1971 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 65.9% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 71.4% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 73.8% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 83.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.2% | 63.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.5% | 76.4% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 18 Nauru 110.1% compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 109.4% compare
- 20 Norway 109.3% compare
- 21 Thailand 109.3% compare
- 22 Iceland 109.1% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 108.7% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 108.5% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 93.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.