Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 67.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.1%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.9%
in 2022
All-time low
53.2%
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 67.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 67.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 1996.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.8% | — |
| 1995 | 56.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.2% | 57.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 56.9% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 64.2% | 67.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 102 Cook Islands 77.0% compare
- 103 Mexico 76.3% compare
- 104 Puerto Rico 76.1% compare
- 105 Kenya 75.8% compare
- 106 Egypt 75.6% compare
- 107 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.3% compare
- 108 Bhutan 74.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 67.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 105th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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