Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.5%
in 1970
All-time low
87.6%
in 2004
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 89.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 91.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 127th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.5% | — |
| 1971 | 91.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.9% | 90.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 89.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 88.5% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.1% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 91.1% compare
- 125 Timor-Leste 91.1% compare
- 126 Armenia 91.0% compare
- 127 Cyprus 91.0% compare
- 128 Tunisia 90.9% compare
- 129 Saint Helena 90.9% compare
- 130 Niger 90.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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