Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 70.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.2%
in 2023
All-time low
40.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 70.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 72.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd 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, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.7% | — |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 42.3% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 44.5% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 50.0% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 52.1% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 54.5% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 57.3% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 59.1% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 63.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 67.5% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 40.6% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.6% | 60.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 62.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 65.3% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 66.5% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.6% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 129 Philippines 84.5% compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 84.3% compare
- 131 Jamaica 84.3% compare
- 132 Iran 84.2% compare
- 133 Kenya 83.9% compare
- 134 Samoa 83.8% compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 82.2% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 70.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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