Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 17.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 26.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 136th 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.2% | — |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.9% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 17.9% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 136th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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