Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 16.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 36.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 108th 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 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.1% | — |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +67.1% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +66.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -41.8% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +60.7% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -38.3% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 21.7% | 36.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 19.9% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 26.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 16.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 108th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release