Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.0%
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
61.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 61.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 61.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.0% | — |
| 1971 | 11.8% | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 17.7% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 20.5% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 21.4% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 11.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 22.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 33.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.1% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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