Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 6.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 14.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 134th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.7% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 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 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 6.9% 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 Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 134th out of 214 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 Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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