Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 10.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.72 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.34 million
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1994200920241994: 5.4M1995: 5.5M1996: 5.3M1997: 5.7M1998: 6.0M1999: 6.1M2000: 6.3M2001: 6.7M2002: 6.7M2003: 7.3M2004: 7.6M2005: 7.5M2006: 7.6M2007: 7.1M2008: 6.8M2009: 6.5M2010: 6.9M2011: 7.8M2012: 7.9M2013: 8.1M2014: 8.0M2015: 8.1M2016: 8.3M2017: 8.5M2018: 8.8M2019: 8.9M2020: 9.2M2021: 9.7M2022: 10.1M2023: 10.5M2024: 10.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 10.72 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 10.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.34 million, in 1996.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 154th 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 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 5.36 million
1995 5.49 million +2.5%
1996 5.34 million -2.8%
1997 5.67 million +6.2%
1998 5.95 million +5.0%
1999 6.06 million +1.8%
2000 6.28 million +3.6%
2001 6.67 million +6.1%
2002 6.75 million +1.2%
2003 7.32 million +8.5%
2004 7.56 million +3.3%
2005 7.51 million -0.6%
2006 7.57 million +0.8%
2007 7.08 million -6.6%
2008 6.78 million -4.2%
2009 6.54 million -3.5%
2010 6.93 million +5.9%
2011 7.78 million +12.3%
2012 7.93 million +1.9%
2013 8.05 million +1.5%
2014 7.99 million -0.7%
2015 8.14 million +1.9%
2016 8.25 million +1.4%
2017 8.50 million +3.0%
2018 8.76 million +3.1%
2019 8.92 million +1.8%
2020 9.21 million +3.2%
2021 9.66 million +4.9%
2022 10.14 million +5.0%
2023 10.45 million +3.1%
2024 10.72 million +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.64 million 5.34 million 6.06 million 6
2000s 7.01 million 6.28 million 7.57 million 10
2010s 8.13 million 6.93 million 8.92 million 10
2020s 10.04 million 9.21 million 10.72 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 151 Montenegro 25,093 compare
  2. 152 Djibouti 24,158 compare
  3. 153 Comoros 23,533 compare
  4. 154 Cape Verde 23,177 compare
  5. 155 Guyana 22,559 compare
  6. 156 Iceland 22,255 compare
  7. 157 Bhutan 20,995 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 10.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 10.72 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.34 million in 1996.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,809 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release