Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 58.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 59.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2009.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.9% | — |
| 1995 | 51.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 47.0% | 52.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 43.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.7% | 59.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 58.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2009.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release