Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia is 82.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 83.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1983.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 57.8% | — |
| 1983 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 61.7% | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 57.8% | 80.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 63.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 70.3% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 74.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.3% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1983.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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