Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 2.55 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 2.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 2004.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.69 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.95 million | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.23 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.41 million | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.46 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 million | 1.69 million | 2.11 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.79 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million | 2.23 million | 2.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 2.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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