Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 82.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 82.9%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 88.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 103rd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.0% | — |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.0% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 82.9% | 87.8% | 5 |
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 proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 103rd out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 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