Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 62.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 62.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1990.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6% | — |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 62.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 27.6% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 40.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.0% | 62.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 25 Austria 98.0% compare
- 26 Spain 97.2% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 28 Luxembourg 96.5% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.5% compare
- 30 Romania 96.1% compare
- 31 China 95.7% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.67 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release