Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 65.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1999.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 149th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.2% | — |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 47.5% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 55.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.8% | 65.6% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 65.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1999.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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