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 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 17.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 170.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% 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 21.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2023.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 81st 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 22 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 | 16.8% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +47.7% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +160.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -69.3% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +170.2% |
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 (ida & Ibrd) 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 | +170.2% | 6.4% | 17.4% |
| 2022 | +160.5% | 8.1% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.3% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 6.4% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 78 United States 4.1% compare
- 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
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 17.4% 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 21.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2023.
- 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 81st 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 5.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release