Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 76.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 76.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1995.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.0% | — |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 55.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 59.3% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 64.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 69.7% | 76.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 76.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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