Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 23.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 27.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2009.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 78th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.0% | — |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.1% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 23.5% 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: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2009.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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