Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2018.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.8% | — |
| 1999 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 139 Lao People's Democratic Republic 99.6% compare
- 140 Czechia 99.4% compare
- 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.4% compare
- 142 Chad 99.4% compare
- 143 Lithuania 99.2% compare
- 144 Angola 99.0% compare
- 145 Madagascar 99.0% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2018.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release