Net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 83.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2001–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2018, net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 83.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2001.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.3% | — |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.3% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 77.3% | 83.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 83.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2001.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.