Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Arab World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 10.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Arab World peaked at 20.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Arab World 94th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.3% | — |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Arab World?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Arab World was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Arab World ranks 94th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release