Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.3%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
108th
of 219 groups
All-time high
91.9%
in 2005
All-time low
69.6%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 90.3% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 91.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1972.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 108th 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.1% | — |
| 1971 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 70.7% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 76.6% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 78.8% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 76.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 79.3% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 81.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 83.9% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 82.9% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.5% | 69.6% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 76.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 84.2% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 85.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 84.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.9% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 108th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release