School enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, secondary, male was 74.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
74.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
19th
of 43 groups
All-time high
74.9%
in 2018
All-time low
26.7%
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2018

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.

Analysis

In 2018, school enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 74.9%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 74.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1970.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year % net Change
1970 26.7%
1971 26.8% +0.4%
1972 28.6% +6.7%
1973 30.6% +7.0%
1974 31.6% +3.2%
1975 33.7% +6.8%
1976 35.9% +6.4%
1977 38.1% +6.3%
1978 40.2% +5.3%
1979 41.5% +3.3%
1980 42.4% +2.2%
1981 42.8% +1.0%
1982 44.1% +2.9%
1983 44.9% +1.8%
1984 45.8% +2.0%
1985 46.8% +2.3%
1986 48.7% +4.0%
1987 49.8% +2.4%
1988 50.4% +1.0%
1989 51.3% +1.9%
1990 54.0% +5.1%
1991 54.2% +0.5%
1992 53.8% -0.9%
1993 55.0% +2.4%
1994 57.4% +4.3%
1995 57.9% +0.8%
1996 58.3% +0.7%
1997 59.7% +2.4%
1998 61.4% +2.8%
1999 63.1% +2.7%
2000 64.4% +2.0%
2001 65.3% +1.4%
2002 66.0% +1.2%
2003 67.0% +1.5%
2004 68.5% +2.1%
2005 68.3% -0.2%
2006 68.4% +0.2%
2007 67.9% -0.7%
2008 69.4% +2.1%
2009 71.3% +2.7%
2010 71.0% -0.3%
2011 73.1% +2.9%
2012 73.2% +0.1%
2013 71.6% -2.2%
2014 72.4% +1.2%
2015 73.2% +1.0%
2016 74.1% +1.3%
2017 74.5% +0.6%
2018 74.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.4% 26.7% 41.5% 10
1980s 46.7% 42.4% 51.3% 10
1990s 57.5% 53.8% 63.1% 10
2000s 67.6% 64.4% 71.3% 10
2010s 73.1% 71.0% 74.9% 9

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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  3. 18 Georgia 95.2% compare
  4. 19 United Arab Emirates 95.2% compare
  5. 20 Belarus 95.1% compare
  6. 21 Belgium 94.8% compare
  7. 22 Slovenia 94.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
School enrollment, secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 74.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,703 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.