Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.9%
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
172nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
5.8%
in 2013
All-time low
2.9%
in 2024
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012–2024

02462012201820242012: 4.6 %2013: 5.8 %2014: 5.3 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 3.7 %2019: 3.5 %2020: 3.3 %2021: 3 %2022: 3 %2023: 3 %2024: 2.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 172nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2012 to 2024.
Year % Change
2012 4.6%
2013 5.8% +26.2%
2014 5.3% -9.0%
2015 4.6% -13.0%
2016 3.8% -18.0%
2017 3.7% -0.4%
2018 3.7% -0.4%
2019 3.5% -5.7%
2020 3.3% -6.0%
2021 3.0% -8.5%
2022 3.0% -1.3%
2023 3.0% -0.7%
2024 2.9% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.4% 3.5% 5.8% 8
2020s 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 172nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
399 places, 7,003 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release