School enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 33.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 33.8%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 33.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1973.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.5% | — |
| 1971 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
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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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 33.8% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1973.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.