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 87.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
90.1%
in 1972
All-time low
86.3%
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 87.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% 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 90.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2004.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 90.1% | — |
| 1971 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.6% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.8% | 89.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 88.5% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 87.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 86.3% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.2% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.1% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 129 Kazakhstan 89.0% compare
- 130 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 131 Mali 88.8% compare
- 132 Timor-Leste 88.7% compare
- 133 Tunisia 88.2% compare
- 134 Mozambique 88.1% compare
- 135 Japan 88.1% 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 87.9% 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 90.1% in 1972.
- 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 86.3% 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 132nd 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 down 0.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release