Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 82.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 82.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 219 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.1% | — |
| 1971 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 53.1% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 56.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.9% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 59.1% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 64.3% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.2% | 49.1% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 56.4% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 65.9% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 68.9% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 71.8% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 75.6% | 82.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 149 El Salvador 82.6% compare
- 150 Zambia 81.8% compare
- 151 Nicaragua 81.7% compare
- 152 Romania 81.0% compare
- 153 Kuwait 80.4% compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 155 Micronesia (country) 78.9% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 82.3% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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