Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.9%
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.3%
in 2022
All-time low
57.0%
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia stood at 82.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 85.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1993.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 57.0% | — |
| 1994 | 58.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 59.2% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 57.0% | 66.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 62.8% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 65.4% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 69 Bulgaria 93.7% compare
- 70 United States of America 93.1% compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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