Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 85.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2001.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.8% | — |
| 1999 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 77.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.2% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.2% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 75 Eswatini 93.3% compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 93.0% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 92.7% compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 92.1% compare
- 79 Canada 91.8% compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 81 San Marino 91.0% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2001.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 78th 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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