Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 92.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 92.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 92.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.3% | — |
| 1995 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 71.3% | 80.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 81.0% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 87.5% | 92.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 19 Mauritius 116.4% compare
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- 21 Kazakhstan 112.0% compare
- 22 Tonga 111.9% compare
- 23 Dominica 111.6% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 111.2% compare
- 25 Croatia 110.8% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 92.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.