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

Latest (2025)
62.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
28th
of 39 groups
All-time high
62.6%
in 2025
All-time low
27.6%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 27.6 %1991: 28.8 %1992: 30 %1993: 31.3 %1994: 32.4 %1995: 33.7 %1996: 35 %1997: 36.4 %1998: 37.6 %1999: 38.9 %2000: 40.1 %2001: 41.4 %2002: 42.5 %2003: 43.4 %2004: 44.3 %2005: 45 %2006: 45.5 %2007: 45.6 %2008: 45.9 %2009: 46.4 %2010: 47.2 %2011: 48.1 %2012: 49.3 %2013: 50.4 %2014: 51.5 %2015: 52.3 %2016: 53 %2017: 53.8 %2018: 54.8 %2019: 56 %2020: 57 %2021: 58.2 %2022: 59.3 %2023: 60.5 %2024: 61.5 %2025: 62.6 %

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

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Austria 98.0% compare
  2. 26 Spain 97.2% compare
  3. 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
  4. 28 Luxembourg 96.5% compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.5% compare
  6. 30 Romania 96.1% compare
  7. 31 China 95.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,462 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release