Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.2%
in 1975
All-time low
85.1%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia is 88.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 94.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 1996.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.3% | — |
| 1971 | 91.0% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 89.8% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 87.5% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 86.1% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 88.5% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 87.3% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 86.1% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 85.1% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 89.1% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.9% | 89.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Western Asia was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 1996.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release