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
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 62.6% 2019 up 15.0% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 62.9% 2019 up 17.2% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2019 up 1.9% 19th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.6% 2019 up 19.5% 15th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 28.5% 2019 up 20.7% 13th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 11.96 million number 2019 up 20.0% 31st
Expenditure on tertiary education 22.5% 1996 up 8.5% 7th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 380,814 number 2018 up 92.2% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 12.0% 2019 down 23.3% 23rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.05 million number 2019 down 0.5% 38th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.85 million number 2019 up 1.6% 38th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 50.5% 2019 up 6.5% 32nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 528,834 number 2019 up 6.0% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 301,715 number 2019 up 116.5% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 132,854 number 2019 up 146.9% 23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 14.3% 2019 down 24.6% 21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 9.8% 2019 down 21.2% 27th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 849,509 number 2019 up 3.8% 37th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 5.97 million number 2019 up 21.4% 30th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.59 million number 2019 down 3.0% 24th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 366,185 number 2019 up 4.4% 31st
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 43.1% 2019 up 0.6% 32nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 889,977 number 2019 down 7.3% 25th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 187,960 number 2018 up 56.6% 26th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 365,864 number 2015 down 75.0% 40th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 136,456 number 2015 down 68.5% 40th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 1.6% 2018 up 28.3% 19th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 1.85 million number 2019 up 2.4% 25th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 19.30 million number 2019 up 1.2% 38th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 9.02 million number 2019 up 1.4% 38th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 11.91 million number 2019 up 1.5% 40th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 584,392 number 2019 down 4.5% 25th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 5.82 million number 2019 up 2.0% 39th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 66,652 number 2018 up 59.9% 28th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2.52 million number 2019 down 24.6% 28th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 23.09 million number 2019 up 11.3% 25th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 63.48 million number 2019 up 6.9% 28th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 40.39 million number 2019 up 4.6% 28th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2.90 million number 2019 down 9.4% 24th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 4.20 million number 2019 down 22.0% 23rd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 7.10 million number 2019 down 17.3% 23rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.9% 2019 up 11.6% 8th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1.46 million number 2019 down 26.1% 28th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 8.92 million number 2019 up 5.9% 31st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.06 million number 2019 down 22.4% 31st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.54 million number 2019 up 36.5% 28th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 4.62 million number 2019 up 7.1% 30th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 770,182 number 2019 up 37.6% 29th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 3.2% 2018 up 57.4% 22nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 63.6% 2019 down 2.2% 12th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 59.2% 2019 down 5.7% 2nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.5% 2019 up 6.9% 4th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.0% 2019 up 6.1% 4th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.0% 2019 up 7.8% 3rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.2% 2019 2nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.6% 2019 3rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 84.2% 2019 4th