Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2022
All-time low
99.1%
in 2009
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia is 99.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2009.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.2% | — |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2009.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release