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

Latest (2024)
0.4734 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
145th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.6552 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.2903 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
19
2003–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2003–2024

00.20.40.62003201320242003: 0.593 GPIA2006: 0.643 GPIA2008: 0.457 GPIA2009: 0.628 GPIA2010: 0.655 GPIA2011: 0.47 GPIA2012: 0.489 GPIA2013: 0.53 GPIA2014: 0.56 GPIA2015: 0.29 GPIA2016: 0.567 GPIA2017: 0.617 GPIA2018: 0.457 GPIA2019: 0.439 GPIA2020: 0.634 GPIA2021: 0.503 GPIA2022: 0.308 GPIA2023: 0.469 GPIA2024: 0.473 GPIA

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

Annual values for 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) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2003 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

  1. 142 Portugal 0.6424 GPIA compare
  2. 143 Thailand 0.6419 GPIA compare
  3. 144 Tunisia 0.6398 GPIA compare
  4. 145 Saint Lucia 0.6337 GPIA compare
  5. 146 Botswana 0.6329 GPIA compare
  6. 147 Chile 0.6245 GPIA compare
  7. 148 Czechia 0.6216 GPIA compare

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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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Indicator
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)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release