Arab World - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Arab World was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Arab World was 33,620,840 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,620,840 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,882,864 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4,882,864
1971 4,988,196
1972 5,279,066
1973 5,603,844
1974 5,951,606
1975 6,451,998
1976 7,025,481
1977 7,613,228
1978 8,264,846
1979 8,873,104
1980 9,445,859
1981 10,057,950
1982 10,729,170
1983 11,311,330
1984 11,961,630
1985 12,690,180
1986 13,557,410
1987 14,210,930
1988 14,684,190
1989 14,996,650
1990 16,371,580
1991 16,521,590
1992 16,554,660
1993 17,225,620
1994 18,388,690
1995 18,903,730
1996 19,413,740
1997 20,401,120
1998 21,465,550
1999 22,446,360
2000 23,384,070
2001 24,337,030
2002 25,167,910
2003 26,794,110
2004 27,809,110
2005 28,057,990
2006 28,228,660
2007 28,484,480
2008 28,875,490
2009 29,639,860
2010 30,198,070
2011 31,339,580
2012 31,811,280
2013 31,251,050
2014 30,941,940
2015 31,393,660
2016 31,651,480
2017 32,151,230
2018 32,834,570
2019 33,620,840

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Arab World was 47.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 47.31 in 2007, while its lowest value was 33.96 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 34.00
1971 33.96
1972 34.27
1973 34.61
1974 35.03
1975 35.06
1976 35.69
1977 36.31
1978 36.63
1979 37.09
1980 37.40
1981 37.91
1982 38.42
1983 38.94
1984 39.32
1985 39.72
1986 40.05
1987 40.40
1988 40.81
1989 41.17
1990 41.90
1991 42.40
1992 43.05
1993 43.40
1994 43.54
1995 44.11
1996 44.27
1997 44.61
1998 45.15
1999 45.66
2000 45.94
2001 46.11
2002 46.45
2003 46.72
2004 46.77
2005 47.05
2006 47.22
2007 47.31
2008 47.25
2009 47.17
2010 47.16
2011 47.24
2012 47.15
2013 47.10
2014 46.96
2015 47.07
2016 47.06
2017 47.11
2018 47.20

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Arab World was 29,800,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,800,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,388,472 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 4,388,472
1971 4,483,918
1972 4,746,154
1973 5,049,850
1974 5,317,851
1975 5,832,204
1976 6,346,965
1977 6,862,970
1978 7,457,357
1979 7,967,015
1980 8,463,704
1981 8,967,598
1982 9,520,236
1983 10,000,000
1984 10,600,000
1985 11,200,000
1986 11,900,000
1987 12,500,000
1988 12,900,000
1989 13,200,000
1990 14,500,000
1991 14,600,000
1992 14,700,000
1993 15,000,000
1994 15,900,000
1995 16,300,000
1996 16,800,000
1997 17,600,000
1998 18,500,000
1999 19,300,000
2000 20,100,000
2001 20,900,000
2002 21,600,000
2003 23,200,000
2004 24,100,000
2005 24,500,000
2006 24,900,000
2007 25,600,000
2008 26,100,000
2009 27,000,000
2010 27,600,000
2011 28,500,000
2012 28,900,000
2013 28,300,000
2014 28,100,000
2015 28,400,000
2016 28,700,000
2017 29,200,000
2018 29,800,000

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Arab World was 48.24 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 48.24 in 2018, while its lowest value was 34.50 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 34.54
1971 34.50
1972 34.76
1973 35.08
1974 35.56
1975 35.42
1976 35.99
1977 36.45
1978 36.76
1979 37.16
1980 37.40
1981 38.06
1982 38.60
1983 39.14
1984 39.54
1985 39.93
1986 40.33
1987 40.72
1988 41.21
1989 41.60
1990 42.20
1991 42.73
1992 43.39
1993 43.68
1994 43.69
1995 44.36
1996 44.53
1997 45.01
1998 45.52
1999 46.06
2000 46.37
2001 46.53
2002 46.98
2003 47.23
2004 47.41
2005 47.68
2006 47.86
2007 47.94
2008 47.99
2009 47.89
2010 47.89
2011 48.01
2012 48.04
2013 48.03
2014 47.84
2015 48.00
2016 48.06
2017 48.14
2018 48.24

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Arab World was 3,326,311 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,755,504 in 2004 and a minimum value of 494,392 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 494,392
1971 504,278
1972 532,912
1973 553,994
1974 633,755
1975 619,794
1976 678,516
1977 750,258
1978 807,489
1979 906,089
1980 982,155
1981 1,090,354
1982 1,208,929
1983 1,296,344
1984 1,358,990
1985 1,456,507
1986 1,634,902
1987 1,750,769
1988 1,795,497
1989 1,835,104
1990 1,836,707
1991 1,875,159
1992 1,844,952
1993 2,216,216
1994 2,521,051
1995 2,560,598
1996 2,604,800
1997 2,805,491
1998 3,015,527
1999 3,167,761
2000 3,316,648
2001 3,486,271
2002 3,532,964
2003 3,614,967
2004 3,755,504
2005 3,527,295
2006 3,299,688
2007 2,919,364
2008 2,817,137
2009 2,609,847
2010 2,659,339
2011 2,934,621
2012 3,053,999
2013 3,066,779
2014 2,940,432
2015 3,022,303
2016 3,111,028
2017 3,229,905
2018 3,326,311

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Arab World was 37.90 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 43.58 in 2001, while its lowest value was 29.21 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 29.21
1971 29.24
1972 29.91
1973 30.33
1974 30.59
1975 31.63
1976 32.92
1977 35.04
1978 35.46
1979 36.45
1980 37.35
1981 36.69
1982 37.01
1983 37.39
1984 37.59
1985 38.12
1986 38.00
1987 38.09
1988 37.95
1989 38.05
1990 39.49
1991 39.83
1992 40.35
1993 41.44
1994 42.62
1995 42.55
1996 42.60
1997 42.14
1998 42.87
1999 43.27
2000 43.38
2001 43.58
2002 43.22
2003 43.42
2004 42.61
2005 42.67
2006 42.44
2007 41.77
2008 40.41
2009 39.71
2010 39.50
2011 39.74
2012 38.70
2013 38.51
2014 38.54
2015 38.35
2016 37.92
2017 37.78
2018 37.90

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Arab World was 2,207,548 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,236,901 in 2018 and a minimum value of 240,500 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 240,500
1971 242,604
1972 254,698
1973 270,728
1974 283,455
1975 305,329
1976 334,716
1977 349,349
1978 379,011
1979 415,148
1980 453,990
1981 492,643
1982 522,124
1983 577,669
1984 619,322
1985 666,209
1986 731,506
1987 794,557
1988 850,743
1989 868,268
1990 919,816
1991 984,129
1992 1,000,155
1993 1,046,514
1994 1,094,950
1995 1,155,405
1996 1,227,662
1997 1,303,799
1998 1,344,435
1999 1,378,417
2000 1,434,619
2001 1,490,572
2002 1,524,934
2003 1,626,797
2004 1,678,925
2005 1,734,956
2006 1,796,800
2007 1,873,043
2008 1,944,231
2009 2,035,697
2010 2,080,795
2011 2,167,015
2012 2,206,902
2013 2,187,147
2014 2,152,339
2015 2,184,857
2016 2,188,676
2017 2,196,343
2018 2,236,901
2019 2,207,548

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Arab World was 1,062,913 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,071,641 in 2018 and a minimum value of 71,042 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 71,042
1971 72,466
1972 78,675
1973 83,303
1974 88,472
1975 97,534
1976 106,130
1977 112,111
1978 119,637
1979 131,987
1980 144,984
1981 159,651
1982 173,049
1983 195,311
1984 213,469
1985 230,975
1986 258,226
1987 286,676
1988 312,716
1989 326,569
1990 356,150
1991 384,803
1992 396,522
1993 418,897
1994 442,051
1995 469,762
1996 503,577
1997 537,502
1998 565,706
1999 590,893
2000 612,419
2001 640,688
2002 661,902
2003 716,382
2004 742,783
2005 776,106
2006 808,457
2007 848,284
2008 889,979
2009 931,536
2010 958,478
2011 1,002,549
2012 1,028,491
2013 1,021,322
2014 1,000,408
2015 1,027,381
2016 1,028,000
2017 1,037,744
2018 1,071,641
2019 1,062,913

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Arab World was 48.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 48.15 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.54 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 29.54
1971 29.87
1972 30.89
1973 30.77
1974 31.21
1975 31.94
1976 31.71
1977 32.09
1978 31.57
1979 31.79
1980 31.94
1981 32.41
1982 33.14
1983 33.81
1984 34.47
1985 34.67
1986 35.30
1987 36.08
1988 36.76
1989 37.61
1990 38.72
1991 39.10
1992 39.65
1993 40.03
1994 40.37
1995 40.66
1996 41.02
1997 41.23
1998 42.08
1999 42.87
2000 42.69
2001 42.98
2002 43.41
2003 44.04
2004 44.24
2005 44.73
2006 44.99
2007 45.29
2008 45.78
2009 45.76
2010 46.06
2011 46.26
2012 46.60
2013 46.70
2014 46.48
2015 47.02
2016 46.97
2017 47.25
2018 47.91
2019 48.15

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes