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 76.9% 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 76.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 78.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2002.
That places UIS: Arab States 113th 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 | 69.8% | — |
| 1998 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 67.9% | 69.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 66.3% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.4% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
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 76.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2002.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 113th 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 down 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release