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 85.2% 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
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 85.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% 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 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2001.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 82nd 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.4% | — |
| 1999 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 74.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.2% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 79 Canada 91.8% compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 81 San Marino 91.0% compare
- 82 Malaysia 91.0% compare
- 83 South Africa 90.5% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 90.2% compare
- 85 Cyprus 90.2% 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 85.2% 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 85.2% 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 74.8% in 2001.
- 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 82nd 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 2.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release