Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 22.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 25.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2017.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 94th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 22.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 94th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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