Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 24.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 24.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 27.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2009.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.7% | — |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.4% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 14 Netherlands 67.5% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.8% compare
- 16 Switzerland 63.7% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 61.6% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 59.9% compare
- 19 Suriname 59.6% compare
- 20 Belgium 56.8% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 24.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.