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 16.9% 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
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 16.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% 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 24.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 142nd 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 | 22.4% | — |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 18.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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 16.9% 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2003.
- 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 16.9% 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 142nd 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 6.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release