Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 10.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 20.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2024.
UIS: Arab States ranks 97th of 215 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.2% | — |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States was 10.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 97th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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