Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 100.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 100.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1995.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 87.1% | — |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 86.0% | 90.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 98.2% | 100.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 100.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1995.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.