Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 14.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 25.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 138th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.7% | — |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 17.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 14.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 138th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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