Education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

178 indicators covering education for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.33 million number 2019 up 45.0% 36th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.63 million number 2019 up 45.2% 40th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0068 number per person 2019 up 20.6% 43rd
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 2nd
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 90.3% 2019 up 8.9% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 93.9% 2019 up 5.8% 19th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.81 years 2019 up 9.5% 25th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9577 GPI 2019 up 3.2% 34th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.29 years 2019 up 6.2% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 12.7% 33rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4604 number per square kilometre 2019 up 45.3% 42nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.87 % change on previous year 2019 down 50.3% 1st
Number of infant deaths, female 252,469 2024 down 23.4% 20th
Number of infant deaths, male 324,249 2024 down 22.4% 20th
Number of under-five deaths, female 289,700 2024 down 25.6% 20th
Number of under-five deaths, male 363,030 2024 down 23.9% 20th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.84 years 2019 up 31.9% 24th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 2.3% 35th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.82 years 2019 up 29.0% 21st
Teachers in primary education, female 1.33 million number 2019 up 45.0% 36th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.002 number per person 2019 up 20.5% 39th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1326 number per square kilometre 2019 up 45.1% 26th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 12.5% 16th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2.24 million number 2019 up 49.3% 40th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.8% 2019 up 9.9% 9th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.9% 2018 up 15.2% 15th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.9 years 2018 up 11.3% 22nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.3% 2025 down 9.0% 2nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.6% 2025 up 1.7% 2nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.7% 2025 down 3.1% 2nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 201,527 number 2019 up 43.6% 41st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year 2019 up 853.5% 5th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 5.4% 2019 down 21.0% 23rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 632,200 number 2019 up 47.8% 30th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 42,849 2024 down 19.2% 25th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 38,792 2024 down 5.2% 28th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 56,491 2024 down 7.7% 29th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 68,397 2024 down 9.9% 33rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.962 GPI 2018 up 3.1% 35th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 89.8% 2019 up 6.5% 34th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 180,992 number 2019 up 53.0% 41st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 6.8% 2018 down 29.2% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.2% 2018 down 19.6% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 77.4% 2018 up 11.5% 22nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 234,397 number 2019 up 79.4% 29th
Enrolment in primary education, female 22.36 million number 2019 up 28.3% 35th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9899 GPI 2018 down 0.8% 45th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7.14 million number 2019 down 21.7% 36th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3.66 million number 2019 down 21.3% 35th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3.48 million number 2019 down 22.2% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 76.0% 2018 up 13.2% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 78.7% 2018 up 9.9% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9658 GPI 2018 up 3.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 92.0% 2019 up 2.9% 23rd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 95.5% 2019 up 2.5% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 88.2% 2019 up 3.5% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9236 GPI 2019 up 1.0% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 62.7% 2019 up 16.1% 26th