Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 73.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 73.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 77.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2004.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.1% | — |
| 1999 | 72.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.9% | 73.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 70.8% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 72.3% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 71.3% | 73.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 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 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 73.6% 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 Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 142nd 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 Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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