Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 94.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 94.9% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 95.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 1998.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.9% | — |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 82.9% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 84.9% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 95.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 94.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.