Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 16.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
That places UIS: Arab States 111th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.7% | — |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States was 8.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 111th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release