Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 16.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is up 166.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 20.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2023.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 86th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.1% | — |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +45.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +157.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -68.0% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +166.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +166.8% | 6.1% | 16.3% |
| 2022 | +157.2% | 7.4% | 19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 16.3% 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2023.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 86th 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, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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