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 46.7% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 46.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% 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 46.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2003.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 185th of 208 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 | 32.4% | — |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 27.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 42.4% | 46.7% | 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 46.7% 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 46.7% 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 27.2% 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 208 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 12.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release