Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 63.5% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1999.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 153rd 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.8% | — |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 45.0% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.0% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 59.5% | 63.5% | 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 to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 63.5% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 153rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release