Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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 (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 17.9%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 26.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 135th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.3% | — |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 19.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.9% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 135th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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