Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 51.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 51.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2003.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.7% | — |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.9% | 42.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 37.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 40.9% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.2% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 146 Bangladesh 53.9% compare
- 147 Suriname 50.3% compare
- 148 Seychelles 48.7% compare
- 149 El Salvador 48.7% compare
- 150 Botswana 48.3% compare
- 151 Tuvalu 48.0% compare
- 152 Togo 46.5% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2003.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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