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 88.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.4%
in 1970
All-time low
78.7%
in 1997
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 88.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% 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 89.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 160th 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.4% | — |
| 1971 | 87.5% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 83.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 83.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.3% | 85.8% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 81.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 78.7% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.9% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.3% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.3% | 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (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)
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 88.1% 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 89.4% 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 78.7% in 1997.
- 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 160th 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 up 0.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release