Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.1%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.1%
in 2024
All-time low
69.5%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024

0204060801994200920241994: 71.3 %1995: 69.5 %1996: 69.8 %1997: 74 %1998: 75.2 %1999: 76.5 %2000: 77.6 %2001: 78.4 %2002: 78.7 %2003: 79.2 %2004: 80 %2005: 79.8 %2006: 79.7 %2007: 80.5 %2008: 81.1 %2009: 81.8 %2010: 82.1 %2011: 80.6 %2012: 82.7 %2013: 83.3 %2014: 82.6 %2015: 82.8 %2016: 83.2 %2017: 83.5 %2018: 84 %2019: 85.1 %2020: 86 %2021: 87.1 %2022: 84.2 %2023: 87.2 %2024: 88.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 88.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1995.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994 to 2024.
Year % Change
1994 71.3%
1995 69.5% -2.5%
1996 69.8% +0.5%
1997 74.0% +5.9%
1998 75.2% +1.6%
1999 76.5% +1.7%
2000 77.6% +1.4%
2001 78.4% +1.1%
2002 78.7% +0.4%
2003 79.2% +0.7%
2004 80.0% +0.9%
2005 79.8% -0.2%
2006 79.7% -0.2%
2007 80.5% +1.0%
2008 81.1% +0.8%
2009 81.8% +0.8%
2010 82.1% +0.4%
2011 80.6% -1.8%
2012 82.7% +2.6%
2013 83.3% +0.7%
2014 82.6% -0.8%
2015 82.8% +0.2%
2016 83.2% +0.5%
2017 83.5% +0.3%
2018 84.0% +0.7%
2019 85.1% +1.3%
2020 86.0% +1.1%
2021 87.1% +1.2%
2022 84.2% -3.3%
2023 87.2% +3.5%
2024 88.1% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.7% 69.5% 76.5% 6
2000s 79.7% 77.6% 81.8% 10
2010s 83.0% 80.6% 85.1% 10
2020s 86.5% 84.2% 88.1% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 145 Jamaica 93.5% compare
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  3. 147 Sri Lanka 93.1% compare
  4. 148 Palestine 92.9% compare
  5. 149 Ukraine 92.6% compare
  6. 150 Zimbabwe 92.5% compare
  7. 151 Macao 92.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 88.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1995.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,310 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release