Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 90.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 79th out of 143 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.7% | — |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.3% | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 81.8% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 76 Bangladesh 94.6% compare
- 77 Djibouti 92.7% compare
- 78 Morocco 90.1% compare
- 79 Philippines 86.1% compare
- 80 Costa Rica 83.8% compare
- 81 Gambia 81.5% compare
- 82 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 79th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release