Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 73.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2002.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 156th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.3% | — |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 58.5% | 61.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 57.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 70.1% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 511,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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