Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 1.5% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release