Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 85.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 86.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 131st 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.7% | — |
| 1971 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 62.3% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 64.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 62.6% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 65.2% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 67.9% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 71.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 73.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 58.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 65.2% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 75.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 79.5% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 82.4% | 85.5% | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 85.5% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 131st 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 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