Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 28.0%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 30.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2009.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.0% | — |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.3% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 12 Montenegro 68.2% compare
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- 15 Liechtenstein 66.8% compare
- 16 Switzerland 63.7% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 61.6% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 59.9% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 28.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.