Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 59.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries recorded 59.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 62.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2002.
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.6% | — |
| 1999 | 42.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.9% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 38.8% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 59.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.2% | 59.8% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 59.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2002.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release