Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2002.
UIS: Arab States ranks 99th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.6% | — |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 69.1% | 70.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 68.7% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.9% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States was 80.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2002.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release