Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 23.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 26.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2017.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 93rd 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 14.1% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 19.9% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 23.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 93rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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