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 20.7% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 20.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% 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 28.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 129th 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 | 23.9% | — |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 126 Mauritius 8.6% compare
- 127 South Africa 8.2% compare
- 128 Macau, China 6.9% compare
- 129 Pakistan 6.7% compare
- 130 Cambodia 6.6% compare
- 131 British Virgin Islands 6.6% compare
- 132 India 6.2% compare
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 20.7% 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 28.9% in 2004.
- 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 20.7% 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 129th 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 1.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release