Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 88.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1979.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 116th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.2% | — |
| 1971 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 56.4% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 59.0% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 62.4% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 59.9% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 61.8% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 65.6% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 45.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 52.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 70.9% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.5% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 78.3% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 113 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 114 New Caledonia 92.5% compare
- 115 Oman 92.1% compare
- 116 Hong Kong 91.7% compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 91.6% compare
- 118 Tajikistan 91.6% compare
- 119 Philippines 91.4% compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1979.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 116th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release