School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Arab World is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Arab World peaked at 69.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1979.
That places Arab World 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 34.0% | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 41.4% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 45.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +30.9% | 33.2% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 33.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 43.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 53.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 59.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.0% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.3% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Arab World?
- School enrollment, secondary in Arab World was 68.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1979.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.