Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 5.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2008.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.2% | — |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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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February 2026 Data Release