Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries recorded 1.6% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 74.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 2.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
That places ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -72.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1080.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +74.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release