Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female was 98.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 98.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1995.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.9% | — |
| 1995 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 79.2% | 84.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 85.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
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- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 98.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1995.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.