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 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 185.4% on the previous year and up 145.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places MDG: Western Asia 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -39.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -64.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +185.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
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 0.2% 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 0.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 171st 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 up 145.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release