Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 149th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.6% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 24.4% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 26.1% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 27.6% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 29.1% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 30.5% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 20.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 31.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 41.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 47.6% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.8% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 58.3% | 63.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 63.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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