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 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States is 15.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 29.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2024.
UIS: Arab States ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 28.4% | — |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 17.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 125 Madagascar 5.0% compare
- 126 Guyana 4.3% compare
- 127 Pakistan 4.2% compare
- 128 Cape Verde 4.2% compare
- 129 Macau, China 4.1% compare
- 130 Mauritius 4.1% compare
- 131 India 3.7% compare
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 15.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 128th 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 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release