Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 74.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 24.1% | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 25.2% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 26.1% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 27.9% | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 34.6% | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 41.9% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 24.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 34.6% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 48.1% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 61.6% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.5% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 112 Sierra Leone 91.7% compare
- 113 Saint Lucia 91.6% compare
- 114 Russian Federation 91.6% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 91.3% compare
- 116 Morocco 91.3% compare
- 117 Samoa 91.2% compare
- 118 Nepal 90.9% 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 74.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release