Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 8.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 15.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 128th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.9% | — |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 8.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 125 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 127 Georgia 1.0% compare
- 128 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% compare
- 130 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 131 Mexico 0.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 8.0% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 128th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release