Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 47.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 47.9% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2003.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 185th of 217 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.2% | — |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.8% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 36.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 42.8% | 47.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 47.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 185th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release