Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
86th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 2024
All-time low
89.9%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 93.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2001.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 86th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.0% | — |
| 1971 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 90.7% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.3% | 90.7% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.3% | 90.9% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 89.9% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 92.3% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2001.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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