Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 20.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 20.8% for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 25.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2009.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.4% | — |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 17.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 18 Switzerland 56.9% compare
- 19 Belgium 55.9% compare
- 20 North Macedonia 54.9% compare
- 21 Angola 49.6% compare
- 22 Romania 48.9% compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.6% compare
- 24 Ethiopia 47.3% compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 20.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 (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.