Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 62.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 62.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 63.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 124th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.5% | — |
| 1995 | 53.2% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.3% | 54.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.5% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 54.2% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 59.8% | 63.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 121 Timor-Leste 71.5% compare
- 122 India 71.1% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 71.1% compare
- 124 Cape Verde 69.2% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 126 Tunisia 68.5% compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 68.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 62.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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