Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1974.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 147th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 29.6% | — |
| 1975 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.4% | 29.6% | 33.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 34.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 42.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 51.3% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 57.9% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 144 Costa Rica 61.4% compare
- 145 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 147 Sierra Leone 57.1% compare
- 148 Togo 56.6% compare
- 149 Bhutan 56.6% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 55.9% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 64.4% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 147th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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