Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
2.9%
in 2016
All-time low
2.0%
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019

01231998200820191998: 2.2 %1999: 2.4 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 2.4 %2002: 2.3 %2003: 2 %2004: 2.4 %2005: 2.4 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.4 %2008: 2.7 %2009: 2.5 %2010: 2.2 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 2.6 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.6 %2015: 2.7 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 2.8 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 2.8%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 2.2%
1999 2.4% +7.1%
2000 2.5% +4.7%
2001 2.4% -2.5%
2002 2.3% -7.0%
2003 2.0% -11.5%
2004 2.4% +20.1%
2005 2.4% -1.4%
2006 2.4% -0.2%
2007 2.4% +1.0%
2008 2.7% +13.5%
2009 2.5% -7.2%
2010 2.2% -12.8%
2011 2.1% -5.2%
2012 2.6% +22.5%
2013 2.7% +6.3%
2014 2.6% -2.4%
2015 2.7% +0.9%
2016 2.9% +7.4%
2017 2.8% -3.6%
2018 2.8% +1.9%
2019 2.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.3% 2.2% 2.4% 2
2000s 2.4% 2.0% 2.7% 10
2010s 2.6% 2.1% 2.9% 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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  2. 7 Costa Rica 19.2% compare
  3. 8 Ireland 16.8% compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.4% compare
  5. 10 Honduras 14.1% compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 11.0% compare
  7. 12 Mauritius 10.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.