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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
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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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.