Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.2%
in 2024
All-time low
89.0%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 93.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 93.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2001.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 97th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.6% | — |
| 1971 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 89.8% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 89.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.8% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.1% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 93.2% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2001.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 97th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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