Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 72.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1995.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 148th 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.7% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 65.4% | 72.9% | 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 72.9% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release