Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 20.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 178th of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.3% | — |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -57.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -23.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 4.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 175 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 176 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 176 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 176 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 176 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 176 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 176 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 176 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 176 Malaysia 0.0%
- 176 Niue 0.0% compare
- 176 Norway 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 178th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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