Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 72.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 72.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1995.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 149th 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 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.3% | — |
| 1996 | 50.6% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 49.3% | 54.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 54.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.2% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 65.8% | 72.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 146 Vanuatu 84.6% compare
- 147 Bahamas 83.9% compare
- 148 Romania 83.1% compare
- 149 Philippines 82.9% compare
- 150 Paraguay 82.2% compare
- 151 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.1% compare
- 152 El Salvador 82.0% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 72.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release