Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 92.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 92.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 1995.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 142nd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.7% | — |
| 1995 | 82.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 82.9% | 86.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 87.0% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.2% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 139 Lesotho 95.1% compare
- 140 Tajikistan 95.0% compare
- 141 Oman 94.7% compare
- 142 Saint Lucia 94.5% compare
- 143 Bangladesh 94.5% compare
- 144 San Marino 94.1% compare
- 145 Jamaica 93.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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