Completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, primary education, male was 80.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 80.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 80.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1990.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.1% | — |
| 1991 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.4% | 61.1% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 75.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.7% | 80.8% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.67 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 80.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1990.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release