Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: 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 0.2%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 1975
All-time low
86.1%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia stood at 88.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 93.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1996.
That places SDG: Western Asia 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.6% | — |
| 1971 | 91.4% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 93.5% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 90.1% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 88.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 86.7% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.4% | 87.6% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 86.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 86.1% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.7% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Western Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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