Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 89.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 107th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.2% | — |
| 1971 | 56.5% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 58.0% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 60.9% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 64.4% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 56.7% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 66.8% | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 68.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.1% | 56.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 66.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.7% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 80.9% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 85.2% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.6% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 89.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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