Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2003.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.8% | — |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.5% | 75.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 73.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 84 Jordan 88.7% compare
- 85 Ghana 88.7% compare
- 86 Morocco 88.3% compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.0% compare
- 88 Bangladesh 87.5% compare
- 89 Malaysia 87.2% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2003.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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