Lower secondary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 66.7% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 66.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1974.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 38.2% | — |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 40.5% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.3% | 38.2% | 40.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 41.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 47.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 54.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 60.2% | 66.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 66.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1974.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 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.