Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 70.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 71.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 126th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.5% | — |
| 1975 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 46.6% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.1% | 43.5% | 47.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 47.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 55.6% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 62.7% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 68.1% | 71.1% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 126th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release