Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 75.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 75.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 113th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.0% | — |
| 1971 | 42.3% | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 43.7% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 44.8% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 45.8% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 47.8% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 49.6% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 43.9% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +23.1% |
| 1981 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.9% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.8% | 42.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.9% | 54.1% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 61.9% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 67.7% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.5% | 75.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 110 Cape Verde 89.8% compare
- 111 New Caledonia 89.2% compare
- 112 Thailand 89.1% compare
- 113 Tonga 89.1% compare
- 114 Morocco 88.8% compare
- 115 Anguilla 88.7% compare
- 116 French Guiana 88.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 75.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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