Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 41.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1990.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 13.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 22.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 29.8% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 36.5% | 41.3% | 6 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 41.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper 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 26.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release