Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
85.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.5%
in 1970
All-time low
77.8%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 85.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 88.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2001.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.5% | — |
| 1971 | 86.7% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 84.1% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 79.8% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 81.2% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 78.1% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 77.8% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2001.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release