Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 68.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 68.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 68.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1996.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 48.3% | — |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 47.2% | 53.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 59.1% | 68.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 68.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1996.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.