Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 85.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
85th
of 220 groups
All-time high
87.1%
in 2010
All-time low
75.5%
in 1978
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 85.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 87.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1978.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.7% | — |
| 1971 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 75.5% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 82.8% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 84.7% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 75.5% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 78.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 85.0% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 82.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.2% | 87.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 85th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release