Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Middle East & North Africa

Primary completion rate in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 83.68%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 27.39 pp.

2024 83.68% +2.43 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 83.68%2024
Period minimum 55.85%1972

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–2024506070809019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 56.29%1971: 55.99%1972: 55.85%1973: 56.54%1974: 56.97%1975: 58.89%1976: 60.12%1977: 61.51%1978: 61.31%1979: 59.2%1980: 61.37%1981: 63.77%1982: 64.06%1983: 64.58%1984: 65.66%1985: 68.13%1986: 67.6%1987: 67.39%1988: 67.86%1989: 68.05%1990: 68.94%1991: 69.25%1992: 69.98%1993: 70.29%1994: 70.27%1995: 71.21%1996: 71.51%1997: 71.57%1998: 71.66%1999: 71.82%2000: 71.23%2001: 71.83%2002: 71.98%2003: 72.8%2004: 75%2005: 76.05%2006: 73.64%2007: 74.06%2008: 74.62%2009: 73.36%2010: 74.48%2011: 74.05%2012: 75.92%2013: 73.63%2014: 74.48%2015: 73.83%2016: 73.44%2017: 73.77%2018: 75.01%2019: 75.37%2020: 76.8%2021: 77.52%2022: 79%2023: 81.25%2024: 83.68%
Change over the period: +27.39 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 83.68%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 83.68 +2.43 pp
2023 81.25 +2.25 pp
2022 79 +1.47 pp
2021 77.52 +0.72 pp
2020 76.8 +1.43 pp
2019 75.37 +0.37 pp
2018 75.01 +1.24 pp
2017 73.77 +0.33 pp
2016 73.44 −0.39 pp
2015 73.83 −0.64 pp
2014 74.48 +0.85 pp
2013 73.63 −2.29 pp
2012 75.92 +1.87 pp
2011 74.05 −0.42 pp
2010 74.48 +1.11 pp
2009 73.36 −1.25 pp
2008 74.62 +0.55 pp
2007 74.06 +0.42 pp
2006 73.64 −2.41 pp
2005 76.05 +1.05 pp
2004 75 +2.21 pp
2003 72.8 +0.81 pp
2002 71.98 +0.16 pp
2001 71.83 +0.59 pp
2000 71.23 −0.58 pp
1999 71.82 +0.16 pp
1998 71.66 +0.1 pp
1997 71.57 +0.05 pp
1996 71.51 +0.3 pp
1995 71.21 +0.94 pp
1994 70.27 −0.02 pp
1993 70.29 +0.31 pp
1992 69.98 +0.74 pp
1991 69.25 +0.31 pp
1990 68.94 +0.89 pp
1989 68.05 +0.19 pp
1988 67.86 +0.47 pp
1987 67.39 −0.21 pp
1986 67.6 −0.53 pp
1985 68.13 +2.47 pp
1984 65.66 +1.09 pp
1983 64.58 +0.52 pp
1982 64.06 +0.29 pp
1981 63.77 +2.4 pp
1980 61.37 +2.17 pp
1979 59.2 −2.1 pp
1978 61.31 −0.2 pp
1977 61.51 +1.39 pp
1976 60.12 +1.24 pp
1975 58.89 +1.92 pp
1974 56.97 +0.43 pp
1973 56.54 +0.69 pp
1972 55.85 −0.13 pp
1971 55.99 −0.3 pp
1970 56.29

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.