Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 93.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 93.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 93.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.8% | — |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 72.8% | 81.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.0% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.9% | 93.7% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 93.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.