Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
82nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
18.8%
in 2000
All-time low
15.0%
in 2022
Years of data
24
1999–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 15.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2022.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 82nd of 214 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.8% | — |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 79 Saudi Arabia 3.7% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 15.1% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 82nd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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