Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 29.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 134th out of 207 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.2% | — |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 131 Comoros 35.7% compare
- 132 Madagascar 35.5% compare
- 133 Cambodia 35.5% compare
- 134 Fiji 34.9% compare
- 135 Namibia 33.6% compare
- 136 Solomon Islands 33.2% compare
- 137 Bangladesh 30.6% compare
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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 134th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release