Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 63.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 64.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 127th 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 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 48.9% | — |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 50.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 52.1% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 54.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 60.5% | 64.1% | 5 |
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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, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 63.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release