Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 25.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 25.05 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 25.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.76 million, in 1994.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11.76 million | — |
| 1995 | 12.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 12.42 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 12.96 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 13.64 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.32 million | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 14.87 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 15.23 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.70 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.57 million | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.98 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.90 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 18.46 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 19.41 million | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 19.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.34 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.76 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 19.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 20.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 20.82 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.14 million | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 22.90 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 23.70 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.43 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 25.05 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.86 million | 11.76 million | 14.32 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.95 million | 14.87 million | 19.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.38 million | 18.43 million | 20.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.64 million | 22.14 million | 25.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 25.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.76 million in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release