Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 88.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 88.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 88.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1994.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.1% | — |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 64.1% | 73.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 74.6% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- 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)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 88.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.