Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.2% | — |
| 1971 | 51.8% | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.7% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 54.3% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 67.1% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.8% | 51.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 58.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 68.2% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 74.8% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 75.6% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.0% | 84.2% | 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 secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release