Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 56.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 57.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2009.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 139th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.6% | — |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 46.7% | 50.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 45.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 47.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 53.5% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 136 British Virgin Islands 61.0% compare
- 137 Aruba 61.0% compare
- 138 Belize 58.9% compare
- 139 Afghanistan 58.2% compare
- 140 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 57.5% compare
- 141 Lebanon 56.3% compare
- 142 Gibraltar 55.6% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 56.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2009.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release