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 84.3% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% 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 UIS: Arab States peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2001.
That places UIS: Arab States 94th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71.6% | — |
| 1998 | 70.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 70.4% | 71.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 81.5% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 92 Morocco 88.2% compare
- 93 Republic of Korea 87.8% compare
- 94 Tuvalu 87.7% compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 86.9% compare
- 96 Guinea 86.8% compare
- 97 Chile 85.2% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 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 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% 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 70.3% in 2001.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 94th 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 1.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release