Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 18.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2017.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 77th 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 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 74 Sierra Leone 8.8% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 18.1% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 77th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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