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 19.4% 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 19.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 31.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2024.
That places UIS: Arab States 123rd 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 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 | 29.4% | — |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 29.4% | 30.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 19.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 120 Cote d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 8.5% compare
- 122 Canada 8.5% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 7.2% compare
- 125 Tonga 7.1% compare
- 126 Central African Republic 6.9% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (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 19.4% 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 31.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 123rd 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 1.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release