Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 82.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 82.8% for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 91.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 102nd of 131 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 91.3% | — |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.1% | 91.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 82.8% | 88.2% | 5 |
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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 82.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 102nd out of 131 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release