Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 98.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
98.8%
in 2019
All-time low
79.6%
in 1995
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 80.1 %1995: 79.6 %1996: 80.6 %1997: 82 %1998: 83.2 %1999: 84.8 %2000: 85.8 %2001: 87.1 %2002: 88.5 %2003: 89.7 %2004: 90.6 %2005: 90.7 %2006: 91.3 %2007: 91.8 %2008: 92.9 %2009: 94.7 %2010: 95.3 %2011: 95.8 %2012: 97.7 %2013: 97.8 %2014: 97.6 %2015: 98.7 %2016: 97.9 %2017: 98 %2018: 98.4 %2019: 98.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 98.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 98.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1995.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 80.1%
1995 79.6% -0.6%
1996 80.6% +1.2%
1997 82.0% +1.7%
1998 83.2% +1.5%
1999 84.8% +1.9%
2000 85.8% +1.2%
2001 87.1% +1.5%
2002 88.5% +1.6%
2003 89.7% +1.3%
2004 90.6% +1.0%
2005 90.7% +0.1%
2006 91.3% +0.6%
2007 91.8% +0.6%
2008 92.9% +1.2%
2009 94.7% +1.9%
2010 95.3% +0.7%
2011 95.8% +0.4%
2012 97.7% +2.0%
2013 97.8% +0.1%
2014 97.6% -0.2%
2015 98.7% +1.1%
2016 97.9% -0.8%
2017 98.0% +0.1%
2018 98.4% +0.4%
2019 98.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.7% 79.6% 84.8% 6
2000s 90.3% 85.8% 94.7% 10
2010s 97.6% 95.3% 98.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 98.8% 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?
The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1995.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.