Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 5.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 208th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.8% | — |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +83.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 5.5% 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: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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