Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 83.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 83.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 91.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 97th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.3% | — |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 83.5% | 88.7% | 5 |
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 proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 83.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 97th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 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