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 14.5% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 14.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% 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 29.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 117th 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 | 19.7% | — |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +48.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +43.5% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.5% | 23.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 16.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.8% | 20.6% | 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 14.5% 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 29.7% in 2015.
- 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 13.8% in 2020.
- 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 117th 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 27.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release