Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 4.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2024.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 163rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.5% | — |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 163rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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