Progression to secondary school, male in Arab World
Arab World: Progression to secondary school, male was 90.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Arab World, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Arab World stood at 90.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Arab World peaked at 92.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1978.
Arab World ranks 29th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 72.5% | — |
| 1974 | 75.0% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 79.5% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 75.4% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 78.4% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 70.0% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 77.6% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 89.8% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.5% | 70.0% | 79.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 84.1% | 78.9% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 87.1% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 87.3% | 90.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Arab World?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Arab World was 90.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1978.
- How does Arab World rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Arab World ranks 29th out of 40 groups with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).