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 78.3% 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 78.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% 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 78.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2001.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 138th 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 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 | 61.9% | — |
| 1998 | 61.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 60.7% | 61.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 60.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.5% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.1% | 78.3% | 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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % 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 78.3% 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 78.3% 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 60.6% in 2001.
- 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 138th 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 3.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release