Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 115th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.4% | — |
| 1971 | 33.5% | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 38.3% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 41.8% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 36.2% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 44.7% | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 55.8% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 59.3% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.7% | 33.5% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 44.7% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 55.8% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 64.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.8% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 72.5% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 112 French Guiana 90.5% compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 90.4% compare
- 114 Nepal 90.4% compare
- 115 Tunisia 90.3% compare
- 116 Kiribati 90.3% compare
- 117 North Macedonia 90.1% compare
- 118 Morocco 90.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 75.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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