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 72.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 72.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% 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 76.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2004.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 71.0% | — |
| 1999 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.0% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.6% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 28 Yemen 99.4% compare
- 29 Myanmar 99.3% compare
- 30 Kenya 99.0% compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 98.5% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 98.4% compare
- 33 Qatar 98.2% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 98.0% compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2019)
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 72.0% 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 76.7% in 2009.
- 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 69.6% in 2004.
- 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 31st 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 down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in general 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. 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.