Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) - Country Ranking - Middle East

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Uzbekistan 95.81 2019
2 Kyrgyz Republic 87.09 2009
3 Israel 81.30 2015
4 Tajikistan 76.21 2017
5 Turkmenistan 73.18 1995
6 Oman 71.67 2020
7 United Arab Emirates 71.31 2019
8 Bahrain 67.19 2020
9 Qatar 60.10 2017
10 Saudi Arabia 58.83 2020
11 Jordan 49.86 2020
12 Iran 48.89 2016
13 Kuwait 39.28 2018
14 Turkey 35.96 2019
15 Lebanon 32.51 2007
16 Iraq 23.95 2013
17 Syrian Arab Republic 18.88 2009
18 Pakistan 10.14 2019
19 Afghanistan 5.20 2021

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Development Relevance: A relative high concentration of the adult population in a given level of education reflects the capacity of the educational system in the corresponding level of education. Educational attainment is closely related to the skills and competencies of a country's population, and could be seen as a proxy of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the stock of human capital.

Limitations and Exceptions: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: It is calculated by dividing the number of population ages 25 and older who attained or completed upper secondary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. The number 0 means zero or small enough that the number would round to zero. Data are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics mainly from national population census, household survey, and labour force survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011.

Periodicity: Annual