Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 29.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 50.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2024.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.8% | — |
| 1999 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 34.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.7% | 32.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 35 Egypt 38.4% compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.0% compare
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 29.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release