Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.414 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.414 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
157th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.6446 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.2783 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, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 0.414 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.6446 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2783 GPIA, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 157th 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5844 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6381 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4479 GPIA | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6206 GPIA | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6446 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4595 GPIA | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4599 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5159 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5487 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2783 GPIA | -49.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5501 GPIA | +97.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5325 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.435 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4233 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5849 GPIA | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4548 GPIA | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2824 GPIA | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.43 GPIA | +52.3% |
| 2024 | 0.414 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5727 GPIA | 0.4479 GPIA | 0.6381 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4848 GPIA | 0.2783 GPIA | 0.6446 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4332 GPIA | 0.2824 GPIA | 0.5849 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 154 Slovenia 0.5954 GPIA compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 0.5951 GPIA compare
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5944 GPIA compare
- 157 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5867 GPIA compare
- 158 Macau, China 0.5841 GPIA compare
- 159 Poland 0.584 GPIA compare
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 0.5627 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.89 % 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, 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.414 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6446 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2783 GPIA in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 157th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 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