Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 16.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 16.89 million. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 16.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.55 million, in 1995.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 99th 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 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.55 million | — |
| 1996 | 7.99 million | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 8.37 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.78 million | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 9.16 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.68 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.98 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.60 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 11.63 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.18 million | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.57 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.21 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 12.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.89 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.39 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.94 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 14.49 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.99 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.90 million | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 16.89 million | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.37 million | 7.55 million | 9.16 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.36 million | 9.39 million | 11.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.03 million | 11.18 million | 13.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.24 million | 13.94 million | 16.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 16.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 million in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release