Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 94.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 94.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 179th 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.4% | — |
| 1971 | 55.5% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 57.6% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 62.1% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 67.0% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 70.2% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 75.3% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 55.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 70.2% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 86.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.8% | 94.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 176 Sri Lanka 92.1% compare
- 177 Bahamas 91.6% compare
- 178 American Samoa 91.2% compare
- 179 Palestine, State of 91.0% compare
- 180 El Salvador 90.4% compare
- 181 Malaysia 90.4% compare
- 182 Macau, China 89.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release