Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6174 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6174 GPIA
Change on year
down 13.5%
Rank
113th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.7197 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.3286 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2005–2024

00.20.40.60.82005201420242005: 0.399 GPIA2006: 0.683 GPIA2007: 0.434 GPIA2008: 0.553 GPIA2009: 0.689 GPIA2010: 0.72 GPIA2011: 0.548 GPIA2012: 0.534 GPIA2013: 0.599 GPIA2014: 0.643 GPIA2015: 0.406 GPIA2016: 0.63 GPIA2017: 0.619 GPIA2018: 0.431 GPIA2019: 0.385 GPIA2020: 0.4 GPIA2021: 0.395 GPIA2022: 0.329 GPIA2023: 0.714 GPIA2024: 0.617 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.6174 GPIA.

The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.7197 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3286 GPIA, in 2022.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 2005 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2005 0.3988 GPIA
2006 0.6832 GPIA +71.3%
2007 0.4336 GPIA -36.5%
2008 0.5534 GPIA +27.6%
2009 0.6885 GPIA +24.4%
2010 0.7197 GPIA +4.5%
2011 0.5484 GPIA -23.8%
2012 0.5337 GPIA -2.7%
2013 0.5985 GPIA +12.1%
2014 0.6427 GPIA +7.4%
2015 0.4058 GPIA -36.9%
2016 0.6297 GPIA +55.2%
2017 0.6191 GPIA -1.7%
2018 0.431 GPIA -30.4%
2019 0.385 GPIA -10.7%
2020 0.4 GPIA +3.9%
2021 0.3951 GPIA -1.2%
2022 0.3286 GPIA -16.8%
2023 0.7137 GPIA +117.2%
2024 0.6174 GPIA -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5515 GPIA 0.3988 GPIA 0.6885 GPIA 5
2010s 0.5514 GPIA 0.385 GPIA 0.7197 GPIA 10
2020s 0.491 GPIA 0.3286 GPIA 0.7137 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 110 Lesotho 0.7218 GPIA compare
  2. 111 Colombia 0.7164 GPIA compare
  3. 112 Estonia 0.7092 GPIA compare
  4. 113 Samoa 0.7087 GPIA compare
  5. 114 Georgia 0.7081 GPIA compare
  6. 115 Bahamas 0.7071 GPIA compare
  7. 116 Syrian Arab Republic 0.706 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 398 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.6174 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7197 GPIA in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3286 GPIA in 2022.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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