Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 96.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 96.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 98.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2004.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 7th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.2% | — |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 98.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2004.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release