Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
90.3%
in 2010
All-time low
87.0%
in 2004
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 88.9%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 90.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2004.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 88.6%
1971 88.9% +0.3%
1972 89.2% +0.4%
1973 89.3% +0.0%
1974 88.6% -0.7%
1975 89.1% +0.6%
1976 89.2% +0.0%
1977 88.7% -0.5%
1978 89.1% +0.4%
1979 88.9% -0.2%
1980 88.9% +0.0%
1981 88.7% -0.3%
1982 88.5% -0.2%
1983 88.5% -0.0%
1984 88.7% +0.2%
1985 88.7% -0.0%
1986 88.2% -0.5%
1987 88.1% -0.2%
1988 88.3% +0.2%
1989 88.5% +0.2%
1990 89.4% +1.1%
1991 89.4% -0.0%
1992 89.6% +0.2%
1993 88.5% -1.2%
1994 88.0% -0.6%
1995 88.4% +0.5%
1996 88.5% +0.1%
1997 88.2% -0.3%
1998 87.9% -0.4%
1999 87.8% -0.1%
2000 87.6% -0.2%
2001 87.3% -0.3%
2002 87.3% +0.0%
2003 87.3% -0.0%
2004 87.0% -0.4%
2005 87.6% +0.7%
2006 88.2% +0.7%
2007 89.2% +1.2%
2008 89.6% +0.4%
2009 90.3% +0.7%
2010 90.3% +0.0%
2011 89.9% -0.4%
2012 89.7% -0.3%
2013 88.9% -0.9%
2014 89.2% +0.3%
2015 89.3% +0.1%
2016 89.1% -0.2%
2017 89.0% -0.1%
2018 88.9% -0.1%
2019 88.9% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 89.0% 88.6% 89.3% 10
1980s 88.5% 88.1% 88.9% 10
1990s 88.5% 87.8% 89.6% 10
2000s 88.1% 87.0% 90.3% 10
2010s 89.3% 88.9% 90.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 88.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2004.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.