Lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World
Arab World: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 67.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 67.4% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World peaked at 67.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1974.
That places Arab World 29th out of 43 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.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.6% | — |
| 1975 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 43.6% | 47.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 53.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 57.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.7% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 64.3% | 67.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Arab World was 67.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Arab World ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.