Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 80.9%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 82.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 126th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.3% | — |
| 1999 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 75.5% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 78.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 78.1% | 80.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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