Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 19.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 37.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 70th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.5% | — |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +41.2% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 24.0% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 19.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 70th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release