Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 91.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 91.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 91.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.4% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 40.8% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 46.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 53.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 58.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 61.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.7% | 37.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 53.0% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 67.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 85.5% | 91.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 91.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.