Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.4734 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 0.4734 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.6552 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2903 GPIA, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 145th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5934 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6431 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4565 GPIA | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6278 GPIA | +37.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6552 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4697 GPIA | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4893 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5297 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5603 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2903 GPIA | -48.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5674 GPIA | +95.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6174 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4574 GPIA | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4387 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6341 GPIA | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5025 GPIA | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3083 GPIA | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4693 GPIA | +52.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4734 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5802 GPIA | 0.4565 GPIA | 0.6431 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5076 GPIA | 0.2903 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4775 GPIA | 0.3083 GPIA | 0.6341 GPIA | 5 |
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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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.4734 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6552 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2903 GPIA in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 145th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release