Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 17.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2017.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 78th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 75 Palau 8.7% compare
- 76 Lebanon 8.4% compare
- 77 Paraguay 7.8% compare
- 78 Philippines 7.8% compare
- 79 Switzerland 7.7% compare
- 80 Luxembourg 7.4% compare
- 81 Panama 7.1% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 17.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 78th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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