Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 84.9%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 1995.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.9% | — |
| 1996 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 61.9% | 64.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 65.2% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 75.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 79.9% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 162 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 163 Afghanistan 87.6% compare
- 164 El Salvador 87.6% compare
- 165 Puerto Rico 87.2% compare
- 166 Paraguay 86.7% compare
- 167 Mauritania 85.9% compare
- 168 Cameroon 85.3% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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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February 2026 Data Release