Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 89.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 89.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 98th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.3% | — |
| 1995 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 71.3% | 79.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 80.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 84.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.2% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 95 Samoa 98.0% compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 98.0% compare
- 97 Kazakhstan 97.9% compare
- 98 Naoero 97.8% compare
- 99 Indonesia 97.8% compare
- 100 Israel 97.7% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 97.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 89.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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