Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 74.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 74.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 118th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.9% | — |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.0% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 67.0% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.2% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 115 Rwanda 77.0% compare
- 116 Panama 77.0% compare
- 117 Paraguay 76.9% compare
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 76.9% compare
- 119 Brunei Darussalam 76.9% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 76.8% compare
- 121 Guyana 75.5% 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)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 74.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 118th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release