Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 94.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.0% | — |
| 1971 | 65.8% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 67.4% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 69.4% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 73.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 66.8% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 75.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 65.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.8% | 74.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 79.3% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 81.6% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.5% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release