Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 89.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1995.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.1% | — |
| 1995 | 76.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 76.5% | 82.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 83.5% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 85.7% | 89.6% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1995.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release