Share of female 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 female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 22.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 22.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 27.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2009.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.7% | — |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 19.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.8% | 9 |
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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, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (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 age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 22.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female 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 9.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female 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.