Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 68.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 68.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 1996.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 108th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.8% | — |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 49.7% | 53.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 57.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 64.7% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 68.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 108th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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