Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 93.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 86th 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.3% | — |
| 1995 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 66.2% | 75.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 78.2% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.3% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release