Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.5%
in 2022
All-time low
33.2%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 69.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 136th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 34.0% | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 41.4% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 45.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 33.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 43.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 53.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 59.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.0% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.3% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 133 Philippines 85.3% compare
- 134 Iran 85.1% compare
- 135 Egypt 84.8% compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
- 137 Timor-Leste 84.7% compare
- 138 Jamaica 84.5% compare
- 139 Kenya 84.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release