Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 4.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 24.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2024.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 184th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.4% | — |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +184.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -69.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +161.7% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -61.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.4% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 184th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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