Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 17.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.3% | — |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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