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 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 1.8%.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% 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 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2011.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 90th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- 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 1.5% in 2011.
- 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 90th 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 down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release