Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) stood at 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1995.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.8% | — |
| 1996 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 61.8% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 65.0% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 79.7% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 158 Mozambique 89.4% compare
- 159 Malaysia 89.2% compare
- 160 Côte d'Ivoire 89.2% compare
- 161 Bahamas 88.9% compare
- 162 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 163 Afghanistan 87.6% compare
- 164 El Salvador 87.6% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 85.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1995.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 161st 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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