Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 16.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.53 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.53 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.22 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 16.53 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million, in 1971.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.67 million
1971 2.22 million -17.0%
1972 2.36 million +6.2%
1973 2.49 million +5.7%
1974 2.64 million +6.0%
1975 2.90 million +9.7%
1976 3.15 million +8.7%
1977 3.45 million +9.6%
1978 3.69 million +7.1%
1979 3.86 million +4.6%
1980 4.04 million +4.6%
1981 4.23 million +4.7%
1982 4.46 million +5.4%
1983 4.69 million +5.2%
1984 4.92 million +4.9%
1985 5.17 million +5.0%
1986 5.47 million +5.8%
1987 5.73 million +4.6%
1988 5.88 million +2.6%
1989 6.02 million +2.4%
1990 7.19 million +19.5%
1991 7.49 million +4.1%
1992 7.36 million -1.7%
1993 7.70 million +4.7%
1994 8.47 million +10.0%
1995 8.74 million +3.1%
1996 8.79 million +0.6%
1997 9.52 million +8.3%
1998 10.23 million +7.5%
1999 10.76 million +5.1%
2000 11.28 million +4.8%
2001 11.67 million +3.5%
2002 11.82 million +1.2%
2003 11.98 million +1.4%
2004 12.00 million +0.2%
2005 11.72 million -2.4%
2006 11.42 million -2.5%
2007 11.14 million -2.4%
2008 10.84 million -2.7%
2009 10.53 million -2.9%
2010 10.77 million +2.3%
2011 11.71 million +8.7%
2012 11.86 million +1.3%
2013 12.14 million +2.4%
2014 12.21 million +0.6%
2015 12.52 million +2.5%
2016 12.89 million +2.9%
2017 13.17 million +2.2%
2018 13.44 million +2.1%
2019 13.82 million +2.8%
2020 14.34 million +3.8%
2021 14.98 million +4.5%
2022 15.51 million +3.5%
2023 16.06 million +3.6%
2024 16.53 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.94 million 2.22 million 3.86 million 10
1980s 5.06 million 4.04 million 6.02 million 10
1990s 8.62 million 7.19 million 10.76 million 10
2000s 11.44 million 10.53 million 12.00 million 10
2010s 12.45 million 10.77 million 13.82 million 10
2020s 15.48 million 14.34 million 16.53 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 169 Solomon Islands 41,660 compare
  2. 170 Brunei 40,924 compare
  3. 171 Belize 38,323 compare
  4. 172 Iceland 37,056 compare
  5. 173 Maldives 33,002 compare
  6. 174 Malta 32,424 compare
  7. 175 Macao 31,617 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.53 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 16.53 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million in 1971.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
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440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.