Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 77.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 77.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 99th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.0% | — |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 61.5% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 68.8% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 75.2% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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 to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 99th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release