Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.5% 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 peaked at 15.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2020.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 156th 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 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.3% | — |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 5.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 156th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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