Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Middle East & North Africa

Primary school enrollment in Middle East & North Africa in 2018 — 93.7%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 33.1 pp.

2018 93.7% +0.3 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 94.6%2012
Period minimum 60.6%1971

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–201860708090100197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 60.7%1971: 60.6%1972: 62.9%1973: 64.3%1974: 65.3%1975: 67.7%1976: 69.9%1977: 71.4%1978: 72.5%1979: 71.8%1980: 74.1%1981: 73.8%1982: 75%1983: 75.8%1984: 77.1%1985: 77.6%1986: 78.5%1987: 79.5%1988: 80.3%1989: 80.3%1990: 82.1%1991: 83%1992: 80.8%1993: 81.2%1994: 82.8%1995: 81.7%1996: 83.5%1997: 83.5%1999: 83%2000: 83.8%2001: 86.2%2002: 88.1%2003: 88.5%2004: 89.3%2005: 89%2006: 89%2007: 90.3%2008: 91%2009: 91.8%2010: 93.1%2011: 93.2%2012: 94.6%2013: 93.6%2014: 93.4%2015: 93.3%2016: 93.4%2017: 93.5%2018: 93.7%
Change over the period: +33.1 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Middle East & North Africa 93.7%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 93.7 +0.3 pp
2017 93.5 +0.1 pp
2016 93.4 +0.1 pp
2015 93.3 −0 pp
2014 93.4 −0.2 pp
2013 93.6 −1.1 pp
2012 94.6 +1.5 pp
2011 93.2 +0.1 pp
2010 93.1 +1.3 pp
2009 91.8 +0.7 pp
2008 91 +0.7 pp
2007 90.3 +1.3 pp
2006 89 +0 pp
2005 89 −0.3 pp
2004 89.3 +0.7 pp
2003 88.5 +0.4 pp
2002 88.1 +1.9 pp
2001 86.2 +2.4 pp
2000 83.8 +0.9 pp
1999 83
1997 83.5 −0 pp
1996 83.5 +1.8 pp
1995 81.7 −1 pp
1994 82.8 +1.6 pp
1993 81.2 +0.3 pp
1992 80.8 −2.1 pp
1991 83 +0.8 pp
1990 82.1 +1.8 pp
1989 80.3 +0.1 pp
1988 80.3 +0.8 pp
1987 79.5 +1 pp
1986 78.5 +0.9 pp
1985 77.6 +0.5 pp
1984 77.1 +1.4 pp
1983 75.8 +0.8 pp
1982 75 +1.2 pp
1981 73.8 −0.3 pp
1980 74.1 +2.3 pp
1979 71.8 −0.7 pp
1978 72.5 +1.2 pp
1977 71.4 +1.4 pp
1976 69.9 +2.2 pp
1975 67.7 +2.4 pp
1974 65.3 +1 pp
1973 64.3 +1.4 pp
1972 62.9 +2.3 pp
1971 60.6 −0 pp
1970 60.7

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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