Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.3%
in 2024
All-time low
29.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 65.3% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1971.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 146th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 31.3%
1971 29.2% -6.6%
1972 30.8% +5.5%
1973 31.8% +3.4%
1974 33.0% +3.5%
1975 35.0% +6.3%
1976 36.6% +4.5%
1977 38.2% +4.2%
1978 39.7% +3.8%
1979 39.6% -0.2%
1980 40.5% +2.3%
1981 41.0% +1.2%
1982 41.3% +0.7%
1983 42.1% +2.0%
1984 42.9% +2.0%
1985 43.8% +2.1%
1986 45.1% +2.9%
1987 46.0% +2.1%
1988 46.4% +0.9%
1989 47.2% +1.7%
1990 49.4% +4.5%
1991 50.4% +2.0%
1992 50.7% +0.7%
1993 51.0% +0.6%
1994 52.5% +3.0%
1995 51.8% -1.5%
1996 51.0% -1.4%
1997 51.3% +0.4%
1998 51.6% +0.7%
1999 51.7% +0.1%
2000 51.6% -0.0%
2001 51.6% -0.0%
2002 51.3% -0.7%
2003 51.2% -0.2%
2004 52.3% +2.2%
2005 51.8% -1.0%
2006 53.8% +3.8%
2007 53.4% -0.6%
2008 54.5% +2.0%
2009 55.1% +1.1%
2010 55.9% +1.5%
2011 57.6% +3.1%
2012 58.5% +1.5%
2013 57.4% -1.8%
2014 57.3% -0.2%
2015 58.3% +1.8%
2016 59.0% +1.2%
2017 59.1% +0.1%
2018 59.8% +1.3%
2019 60.6% +1.3%
2020 61.1% +0.9%
2021 61.8% +1.1%
2022 62.3% +0.9%
2023 63.9% +2.5%
2024 65.3% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34.5% 29.2% 39.7% 10
1980s 43.6% 40.5% 47.2% 10
1990s 51.1% 49.4% 52.5% 10
2000s 52.6% 51.2% 55.1% 10
2010s 58.3% 55.9% 60.6% 10
2020s 62.9% 61.1% 65.3% 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 143 Tuvalu 78.6% compare
  2. 144 India 78.3% compare
  3. 145 Bahamas 78.1% compare
  4. 146 Suriname 78.0% compare
  5. 147 Namibia 77.5% compare
  6. 148 Paraguay 77.5% compare
  7. 149 British Virgin Islands 77.3% compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 65.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1971.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,762 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release