Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 90.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 90.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 90.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1994.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.4% | — |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 66.4% | 75.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 76.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.8% | 90.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 19 Croatia 113.1% compare
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- 22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 112.4% compare
- 23 Tonga 111.6% compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 111.1% compare
- 25 Fiji 111.0% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 90.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1994.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 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.