Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 106th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69.5% | — |
| 1995 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 69.5% | 77.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 78.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 81.3% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.1% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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