Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.5%
in 2022
All-time low
40.2%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 69.7% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 70.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.9% | — |
| 1971 | 42.7% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 45.8% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 50.8% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | +30.6% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.3% | 40.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 52.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 58.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.0% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 66.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.4% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 133 Kenya 83.9% compare
- 134 Samoa 83.8% compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 82.2% compare
- 136 Eswatini 81.9% compare
- 137 Romania 81.4% compare
- 138 Marshall Islands 80.8% compare
- 139 East Timor 80.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 69.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release