Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.2%
in 2024
All-time low
78.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 97.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 173rd 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, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.2% | — |
| 1971 | 78.6% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 80.5% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 85.8% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 87.4% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 85.6% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.7% | 78.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 83.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 86.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 87.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release