Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 73.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 73.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 122nd 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, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.6% | — |
| 1971 | 18.9% | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 20.0% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 26.0% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 28.5% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 42.8% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 18.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 32.4% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.3% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 58.9% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 59.8% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 69.6% | 73.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 119 Viet Nam 90.5% compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 90.4% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.4% compare
- 122 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.2% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 90.2% compare
- 124 Armenia 90.1% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 89.6% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release