Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 73.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 74.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 87th 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 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 53.9% | — |
| 1995 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 53.3% | 56.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 53.9% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 56.7% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 69.0% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 84 North Macedonia 85.1% compare
- 85 Slovakia 84.7% compare
- 86 Colombia 84.7% compare
- 87 Serbia 84.5% compare
- 88 Kuwait 84.4% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 83.4% compare
- 90 Montenegro 82.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 73.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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