Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 81.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 95th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.6% | — |
| 1971 | 22.8% | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 24.7% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 30.4% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 32.9% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 35.5% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 39.0% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 46.7% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 22.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 39.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 54.6% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 63.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.8% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.4% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 92 New Caledonia 94.0% compare
- 93 Montenegro 93.9% compare
- 94 Viet Nam 93.4% compare
- 95 Slovakia 93.2% compare
- 96 Ecuador 92.8% compare
- 97 Russian Federation 92.5% compare
- 98 Tonga 92.4% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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