Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 68.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 68.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 68.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1996.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 54.5% | — |
| 1995 | 53.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 50.9% | 55.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 56.5% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 59.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 68.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1996.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.