Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2017
All-time low
92.7%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 98.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 92.7% | — |
| 1979 | 94.8% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 94.7% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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