Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
109th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.4%
in 2023
All-time low
45.3%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 69.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 69.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 109th 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.3% | — |
| 1995 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 45.3% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 54.1% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 58.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 65.3% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 106 Viet Nam 84.0% compare
- 107 Marshall Islands 82.5% compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 82.3% compare
- 109 Azerbaijan 81.8% compare
- 110 Bhutan 81.7% compare
- 111 Jamaica 81.2% compare
- 112 Aruba 81.0% compare
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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release