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 14.3% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 14.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 58.1% 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 14.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2018.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 78th out of 214 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 | 8.2% | — |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +69.5% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.9% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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 14.3% 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 14.5% in 2023.
- 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 6.5% in 2018.
- 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 78th out of 214 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 58.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release