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 17.3% 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 17.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 171.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% 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 21.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2023.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 82nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 | 18.6% | — |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +160.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -69.4% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +171.8% |
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 (excluding High Income) 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 | +171.8% | 6.4% | 17.3% |
| 2022 | +160.7% | 8.0% | 20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.2% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 6.4% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 79 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 3.8% compare
- 81 Costa Rica 3.8% compare
- 82 Romania 3.7% compare
- 83 Puerto Rico 3.6% compare
- 84 Fiji 3.5% compare
- 85 Portugal 3.3% 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 17.3% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- 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 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release