Enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 16.74 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.74 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.10 million number
in 2004
All-time low
3.13 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 16.74 million number.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 17.10 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.13 million number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.63 million number | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 3.90 million number | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 4.18 million number | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 4.62 million number | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 5.05 million number | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 5.47 million number | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 6.08 million number | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 6.41 million number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 6.71 million number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 6.95 million number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 7.28 million number | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 7.55 million number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 7.88 million number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 8.25 million number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.83 million number | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 9.26 million number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 9.61 million number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 9.91 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 10.79 million number | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 10.95 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.71 million number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 12.62 million number | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 12.96 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.34 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 13.98 million number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 14.64 million number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 15.23 million number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.71 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 16.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 16.37 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.91 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.88 million number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.70 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.37 million number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.45 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.48 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.03 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 17.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.03 million number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 15.71 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.83 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.19 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.40 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.74 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.57 million number | 3.13 million number | 6.41 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.22 million number | 6.71 million number | 9.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.73 million number | 10.79 million number | 15.23 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.51 million number | 15.71 million number | 17.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.35 million number | 15.71 million number | 17.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 16.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.10 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.