School enrollment, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, primary, male was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 97.2% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 97.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1979.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.3% | — |
| 1971 | 83.3% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 85.0% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 89.0% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 91.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.8% | 80.1% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 86.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 88.9% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 89.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.9% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 97.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (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, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 97.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1979.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.