Primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary completion rate, female was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 81.1% for primary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 81.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1972.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.9% | — |
| 1971 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 56.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 45.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 51.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 61.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 65.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 69.4% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.0% | 81.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Primary completion rate, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 81.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1972.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.