Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 65.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 145th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.0% | — |
| 1971 | 28.9% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 30.5% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 32.7% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 34.8% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 36.4% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 38.0% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 40.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.3% | 28.9% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 40.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 50.9% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 55.6% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 60.9% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 65.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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