Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 is 14.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 28.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 124th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.0% | — |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -44.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.1% | 19.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 121 Naoero 2.0% compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 124 Maldives 1.8% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 126 Egypt 1.8% compare
- 127 Tokelau 1.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 14.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 124th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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