Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 67.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 67.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 67.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1994.
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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.7% | — |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 46.3% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 41.7% | 51.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 53.8% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 58.8% | 67.7% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 67.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.