Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 81.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1979.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 97th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.1% | — |
| 1971 | 45.4% | -32.4% |
| 1972 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 63.3% | +37.2% |
| 1976 | 49.0% | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 50.6% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 52.3% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 44.8% | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 55.6% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 67.9% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 59.4% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 63.1% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +37.2% | 46.1% | 63.3% |
| 1971 | -32.4% | 67.1% | 45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 44.8% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 53.6% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 62.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.4% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 73.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 79.6% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1979.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release