Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in MDG: World
MDG: World: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: World is 77.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: World peaked at 78.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1971.
That places MDG: World 104th 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 MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.6% | — |
| 1971 | 41.4% | -29.3% |
| 1972 | 43.6% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 58.7% | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 49.4% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 58.8% | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 49.9% | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in MDG: World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -29.3% | 58.6% | 41.4% |
| 1974 | +28.2% | 45.8% | 58.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 41.4% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 48.9% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 57.6% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 62.0% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 72.0% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.1% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in MDG: World was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1971.
- How does MDG: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- MDG: World ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release