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 14.4% 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
UIS: Arab States recorded 14.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 30.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2024.
UIS: Arab States ranks 121st of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 22.8% | — |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.9% | 29.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 118 Syrian Arab Republic 2.9% compare
- 119 Türkiye 2.5% compare
- 120 Cyprus 2.2% compare
- 121 Naoero 2.0% compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 124 Maldives 1.8% compare
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 14.4% 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 30.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 121st 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 32.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release