Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7795 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7795 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
112th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9328 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.4607 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion 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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 0.7795 GPIA.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.9328 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4607 GPIA, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 112th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6191 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7847 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6651 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7095 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7298 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6457 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6462 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6889 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6688 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5287 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8548 GPIA | +61.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8344 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5956 GPIA | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.545 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6562 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7331 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5498 GPIA | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.797 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8183 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6808 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8154 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9328 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8003 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4607 GPIA | -42.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7538 GPIA | +63.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7795 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6191 GPIA | 0.6191 GPIA | 0.6191 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6922 GPIA | 0.5287 GPIA | 0.8548 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7026 GPIA | 0.545 GPIA | 0.8344 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7454 GPIA | 0.4607 GPIA | 0.9328 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 109 Lebanon 0.7413 GPIA compare
- 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7377 GPIA compare
- 111 Sri Lanka 0.7366 GPIA compare
- 112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7361 GPIA compare
- 113 Cambodia 0.7358 GPIA compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.7337 GPIA compare
- 115 Georgia 0.733 GPIA compare
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.7795 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9328 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4607 GPIA in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 112th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release