Education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 294 indicators covering education for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.3% 2019 down 13.3% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 79.0% 2018 up 12.0% 19th Trained teachers in primary education 80.5% 2024 down 4.9% 19th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 297,019 number 2019 up 79.5% 27th Enrolment in primary education, female 25.44 million number 2019 up 26.6% 32nd Secondary education, teachers 54.1% 2024 up 8.5% 26th School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% 2018 up 4.0% 17th School enrollment, primary, male 95.2% 2018 up 2.0% 12th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9923 GPI 2018 down 0.5% 43rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7.96 million number 2019 down 24.5% 30th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 4.09 million number 2019 down 24.0% 30th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3.87 million number 2019 down 25.0% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 78.1% 2018 up 13.6% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.8% 2018 up 10.5% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9792 GPI 2018 up 2.8% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 93.7% 2019 up 3.5% 20th Compulsory education, duration 9.5 years 2025 up 5.6% 20th Progression to secondary school 91.3% 2017 down 0.7% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 96.8% 2019 up 2.6% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 90.4% 2019 up 4.5% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9342 GPI 2019 up 1.8% 35th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 94.9% 2018 up 2.3% 11th Trained teachers in primary education, female 79.7% 2024 down 4.3% 20th Trained teachers in primary education, male 81.8% 2024 down 5.5% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 68.2% 2019 up 17.5% 21st Primary education, pupils 48.0% 2018 up 1.8% 33rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 68.5% 2019 up 17.2% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 67.7% 2019 up 17.8% 21st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9882 GPI 2019 up 0.4% 28th Tertiary education, academic staff 40.3% 2024 up 13.1% 31st School enrollment, secondary 72.9% 2018 up 9.0% 21st Preprimary education, duration 2.5 years 2025 unchanged 41st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% 2019 up 14.2% 20th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 24.5% 2019 up 17.5% 17th Progression to secondary school, male 91.9% 2017 down 0.4% 23rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.73 million number 2019 up 27.5% 27th School enrollment, secondary, female 70.8% 2018 up 10.0% 21st School enrollment, secondary, male 74.9% 2018 up 8.0% 19th Progression to secondary school, female 90.9% 2017 down 1.0% 26th Expenditure on tertiary education 22.0% 1996 up 7.4% 9th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 570,951 number 2018 up 101.5% 22nd Literacy rate, youth female 83.2% 2024 up 4.5% 29th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 10.6% 2019 down 27.6% 25th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.32 million number 2019 up 1.4% 32nd Enrolment in secondary education, female 17.91 million number 2019 up 3.7% 32nd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 52.5% 2019 up 7.4% 28th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 695,341 number 2019 up 8.9% 28th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 93.6% 2013 up 7.7% 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 326,666 number 2019 up 113.5% 21st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.5% 2013 up 3.3% 9th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 144,712 number 2019 up 138.8% 21st Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.92 GPI 2024 up 3.4% 37th Literacy rate, youth male 90.4% 2024 up 1.6% 28th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.32 2018 up 3.8% 25th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 12.5% 2019 down 28.9% 25th Literacy rate, youth total 86.9% 2024 up 2.9% 28th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 8.7% 2019 down 25.6% 30th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.11 million number 2019 up 6.6% 31st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 7.44 million number 2019 up 28.3% 27th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.64 million number 2019 down 5.4% 22nd ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →