Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 27.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.9%
Change on year
down 5.8%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.5%
in 2005
All-time low
26.0%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

01020301998200920201998: 26.3 %1999: 26 %2000: 27.1 %2001: 28.4 %2002: 29 %2003: 30.6 %2004: 32.5 %2005: 32.5 %2006: 31.1 %2007: 30.5 %2008: 30 %2009: 30.2 %2010: 29.8 %2011: 29.1 %2012: 31.4 %2013: 30 %2014: 32.4 %2015: 31.3 %2016: 30.4 %2017: 30.3 %2018: 29.9 %2019: 29.6 %2020: 27.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 27.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 32.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1999.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 26.3%
1999 26.0% -1.2%
2000 27.1% +4.3%
2001 28.4% +5.1%
2002 29.0% +1.9%
2003 30.6% +5.7%
2004 32.5% +6.2%
2005 32.5% +0.1%
2006 31.1% -4.3%
2007 30.5% -2.1%
2008 30.0% -1.7%
2009 30.2% +0.9%
2010 29.8% -1.5%
2011 29.1% -2.4%
2012 31.4% +7.9%
2013 30.0% -4.4%
2014 32.4% +8.1%
2015 31.3% -3.5%
2016 30.4% -2.9%
2017 30.3% -0.5%
2018 29.9% -1.2%
2019 29.6% -0.9%
2020 27.9% -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.1% 26.0% 26.3% 2
2000s 30.2% 27.1% 32.5% 10
2010s 30.4% 29.1% 32.4% 10
2020s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 27.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1999.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,051 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release