Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 102.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
102.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
104.2%
in 2012
All-time low
92.3%
in 1995
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019

02550751001994200620191994: 93.5 %1995: 92.3 %1996: 95.2 %1997: 94.5 %1998: 95.2 %1999: 96.2 %2000: 96.7 %2001: 97.3 %2002: 98.8 %2003: 98.8 %2004: 99.4 %2005: 99.1 %2006: 99.4 %2007: 99.4 %2008: 100.2 %2009: 101.8 %2010: 102.3 %2011: 103 %2012: 104.2 %2013: 103.7 %2014: 103.1 %2015: 103 %2016: 102.2 %2017: 102.3 %2018: 102.5 %2019: 102.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 102.7%.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 104.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1995.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 93.5%
1995 92.3% -1.3%
1996 95.2% +3.2%
1997 94.5% -0.7%
1998 95.2% +0.7%
1999 96.2% +1.0%
2000 96.7% +0.5%
2001 97.3% +0.6%
2002 98.8% +1.6%
2003 98.8% -0.0%
2004 99.4% +0.6%
2005 99.1% -0.3%
2006 99.4% +0.2%
2007 99.4% +0.1%
2008 100.2% +0.8%
2009 101.8% +1.6%
2010 102.3% +0.5%
2011 103.0% +0.7%
2012 104.2% +1.2%
2013 103.7% -0.5%
2014 103.1% -0.6%
2015 103.0% -0.1%
2016 102.2% -0.8%
2017 102.3% +0.1%
2018 102.5% +0.2%
2019 102.7% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.5% 92.3% 96.2% 6
2000s 99.1% 96.7% 101.8% 10
2010s 102.9% 102.2% 104.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 102.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1995.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.