Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.9%
in 2012
All-time low
57.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 97.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 97.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 127th 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.0% | — |
| 1971 | 57.6% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 60.0% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 66.4% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 68.1% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 69.6% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 63.7% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.2% | 57.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 73.2% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 84.9% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 91.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 98.1% compare
- 125 Russian Federation 98.0% compare
- 126 Gabon 98.0% compare
- 127 Dominica 97.9% compare
- 128 Chile 97.9% compare
- 129 Afghanistan 97.9% compare
- 130 Latvia 97.8% compare
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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 97.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release