Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 4.94 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 4.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 509,754, in 1979.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.98 million | — |
| 1979 | 509,754 | -82.9% |
| 1980 | 3.02 million | +492.5% |
| 1981 | 3.04 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.07 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.09 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.11 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.13 million | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.15 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.18 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.20 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.22 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.15 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.21 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.24 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.27 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.30 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.27 million | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.46 million | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.83 million | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.65 million | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.52 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.42 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.55 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.92 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.17 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.83 million | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 4.92 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.94 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 million | 509,754 | 2.98 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.12 million | 3.02 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 million | 3.10 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 million | 3.27 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million | 3.42 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 million | 4.17 million | 4.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 193 Seychelles 8,091 compare
- 194 Antigua and Barbuda 7,160 compare
- 195 Andorra 5,245 compare
- 196 Marshall Islands 5,009 compare
- 197 Dominica 4,483 compare
- 198 Cayman Islands 4,049 compare
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,904 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 4.94 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 509,754 in 1979.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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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How this figure is calculated
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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.