School enrollment, secondary in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, secondary was 63.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Arab World, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 63.5% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Arab World peaked at 63.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 21.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 32.2% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 43.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 51.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 60.7% | 63.5% | 9 |
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Arab World?
- School enrollment, secondary in Arab World was 63.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1970.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.