Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 5.16 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.16 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5.16 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7751 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8194 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.7751 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8365 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.852 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8991 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9685 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.46 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 2.15 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.37 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.95 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.25 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.35 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.46 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.46 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.62 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.65 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.69 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.76 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.94 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.83 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.84 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.94 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.04 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.1 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.25 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.39 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.54 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.16 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9519 units per square kilometre | 0.7751 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 3.13 units per square kilometre | 3.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 units per square kilometre | 3.78 units per square kilometre | 4.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 units per square kilometre | 4.54 units per square kilometre | 5.16 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 16 India 45.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Barbados 43.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Israel 42.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Philippines 42.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 41.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Lebanon 39.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Tuvalu 39.3 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.16 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7751 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.