Education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

273 indicators covering education for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million 2024 up 40.1% 26th
Population ages 0-14 31.7% 2025 down 6.8% 17th
Population ages 15-64 63.1% 2025 up 2.2% 32nd
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million 2024 up 8.9% 28th
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million 2024 up 26.2% 25th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.4% 7th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person 2024 up 5.6% 18th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.1% 19th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person 2024 up 17.2% 17th
Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.6% 20th
School enrollment, primary 94.6% 2024 up 6.2% 41st
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person 2024 down 8.9% 24th
Primary education, teachers 3.29 million 2024 up 8.9% 28th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.6% 24th
School enrollment, primary, female 92.0% 2024 up 8.7% 42nd
School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% 2024 up 4.0% 40th
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 925.1% 2nd
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 7.15 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.8% 24th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.3191 units per person 2025 up 0.2% 41st
Labor force, female 20.2% 2025 down 4.0% 44th
Labor force, total 264.22 million 2025 up 19.5% 33rd
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.1% 24th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.0% 14th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 40.2% 7th
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 5.16 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 19th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.46 million 2024 up 47.4% 20th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9762 GPI 2020 up 3.8% 32nd
Human capital composite index -0.7401 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 19.8% 31st
School enrollment, secondary 65.8% 2024 up 16.7% 33rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.2 per 1,000 2024 down 16.0% 25th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.6 per 1,000 2024 down 12.5% 28th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.7 per 1,000 2024 down 22.9% 21st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 20th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.2548 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.2% 20th
Secondary education, teachers 4.46 million 2024 up 47.4% 21st
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person 2024 up 23.4% 17th
School enrollment, secondary, female 63.7% 2024 up 20.1% 33rd
School enrollment, secondary, male 67.8% 2024 up 13.8% 32nd
School enrollment, tertiary 29.7% 2024 up 13.2% 28th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.4% 19th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 2.42 million 2024 up 59.9% 22nd
School age population, tertiary education, male 18.45 million number 2019 down 8.2% 32nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 8.09 million number 2019 up 9.9% 33rd
School age population, primary education, female 24.73 million number 2019 up 22.5% 33rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 4.15 million number 2019 up 10.2% 33rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 3.94 million number 2019 up 9.6% 33rd
School age population, lower secondary education, female 11.90 million number 2019 down 0.9% 33rd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 50.77 million number 2019 up 22.8% 33rd
School age population, primary education, male 26.05 million number 2019 up 23.1% 33rd
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 24.40 million number 2019 down 0.6% 33rd
School age population, secondary education, female 22.45 million number 2019 down 6.3% 33rd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 46.02 million number 2019 down 5.9% 33rd
School age population, lower secondary education, male 12.49 million number 2019 down 0.3% 33rd
School age population, secondary education, male 23.57 million number 2019 down 5.6% 33rd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.55 million number 2019 down 11.7% 33rd
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 21.62 million number 2019 down 11.3% 33rd
School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.08 million number 2019 down 10.9% 33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 9.34 million number 2019 up 24.5% 33rd