Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.3%
in 2022
All-time low
55.2%
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia stood at 82.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 84.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1993.
That places MDG: Western Asia 74th 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 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 55.2% | — |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 59.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7% | 55.2% | 61.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 58.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 62.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 76.5% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 71 Viet Nam 92.3% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 90.9% compare
- 73 Philippines 90.4% compare
- 74 Macau, China 90.1% compare
- 75 China 89.0% compare
- 76 Ecuador 89.0% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 88.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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