Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes was 5.43 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 5.43 million for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 5.43 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.25 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.40 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.55 million | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.64 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.85 million | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 3.01 million | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 3.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.05 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.20 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.46 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 3.62 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.51 million | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.76 million | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 4.03 million | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.18 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.33 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.59 million | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.69 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.85 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.43 million | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 million | 2.25 million | 2.27 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million | 2.40 million | 3.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 million | 3.51 million | 4.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 million | 5.43 million | 5.43 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,740 compare
- 191 Grenada 8,811 compare
- 192 Aruba 8,367 compare
- 193 Seychelles 8,091 compare
- 194 Antigua and Barbuda 7,160 compare
- 195 Andorra 5,245 compare
- 196 Marshall Islands 5,009 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 5.43 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.43 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release