Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 23.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States peaked at 33.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2009.
UIS: Arab States ranks 109th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.2% | — |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 30.2% | 32.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 21.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Arab States was 23.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2009.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release