Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 15.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 18.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2022.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 83rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.7% | — |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 80 Switzerland 3.5% compare
- 81 Costa Rica 3.3% compare
- 82 Romania 3.2% compare
- 83 Fiji 3.0% compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 3.0% compare
- 85 Dominica 3.0% compare
- 86 Portugal 2.9% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 15.0% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release