Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.7%
in 2022
All-time low
63.4%
in 1983
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia stood at 83.2%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 84.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1983.
That places SDG: Western Asia 93rd 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 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 63.5% | — |
| 1983 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 64.7% | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 65.9% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.3% | 63.4% | 82.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 65.5% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 73.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.4% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 93.0% compare
- 91 Montenegro 92.7% compare
- 92 Slovakia 92.6% compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 92.4% compare
- 94 Naoero 91.8% compare
- 95 Armenia 91.7% compare
- 96 Ecuador 91.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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