Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2022.
UIS: Arab States ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release