Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 93.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 93.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 93.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 52.8% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 54.4% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 74.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 50.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.3% | 65.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 74.9% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 81.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 16 United Kingdom 111.2% compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.7% compare
- 18 Nauru 110.5% compare
- 19 Liechtenstein 109.7% compare
- 20 Argentina 109.2% compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 109.2% compare
- 22 Iceland 108.9% compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 93.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.