Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 14.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 14.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 22.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.8% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 14.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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