Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 70.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: World peaked at 71.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1993.
UNICEF: World ranks 97th 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 UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.2% | — |
| 1994 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.2% | 48.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 47.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 60.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.2% | 71.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: World was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1993.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- UNICEF: World ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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