Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 79.2% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 79.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 103rd 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.7% | — |
| 1971 | 35.6% | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 36.9% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 36.4% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 44.4% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 58.1% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 59.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.6% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +25.0% | 36.9% | 46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 35.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 46.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 58.1% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 67.4% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 72.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 76.7% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 79.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 103rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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