Education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 294 indicators covering education for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, pupils 47.3% 2018 down 0.7% 34th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 517,834 number 2019 up 8.3% 28th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 46.7% 2019 up 1.6% 28th Literacy rate, adult total 75.6% 2024 up 5.1% 27th Literacy rate, adult male 83.2% 2024 up 2.5% 27th Trained teachers in secondary education 77.2% 2023 down 12.2% 20th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 910,606 number 2019 down 10.2% 23rd Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 380,188 number 2018 up 89.3% 19th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 413,464 number 2015 down 72.2% 37th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 157,408 number 2015 down 64.6% 37th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 73.4% 2023 down 16.9% 24th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 81.6% 2023 down 6.8% 15th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 2.6% 2018 up 45.2% 16th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.92 2018 down 6.4% 28th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 20.96 2018 up 0.7% 11th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 1.92 million number 2019 up 2.3% 23rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 22.86 million number 2019 up 2.9% 33rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 10.77 million number 2019 up 3.6% 32nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 14.74 million number 2019 up 4.2% 33rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 617,186 number 2019 down 3.4% 23rd Net intake rate in grade 1 83.6% 2018 up 9.6% 1st Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 7.14 million number 2019 up 4.0% 32nd Trained teachers in lower secondary education 75.1% 2024 down 5.6% 19th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 83.2% 2018 up 11.0% 1st Net intake rate in grade 1, male 83.9% 2018 up 8.3% 1st Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 158,620 number 2018 up 98.5% 19th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 2.58 million number 2019 down 28.0% 26th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 78.3% 2023 down 21.0% 19th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 70.5% 2024 down 8.2% 16th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 81.3% 2024 down 1.6% 11th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 24.44 million number 2019 up 7.1% 23rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 66.25 million number 2019 up 4.0% 26th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 41.81 million number 2019 up 2.3% 26th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2.95 million number 2019 down 10.3% 22nd Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 4.25 million number 2019 down 22.9% 21st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 7.19 million number 2019 down 18.2% 21st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.5% 2019 down 6.4% 11th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 1.49 million number 2019 down 29.5% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 11.05 million number 2019 up 8.9% 25th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.09 million number 2019 down 25.8% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.75 million number 2019 up 35.9% 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 5.81 million number 2019 up 10.5% 25th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 16.56 2018 down 4.7% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 881,383 number 2019 up 37.3% 25th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 3.9% 2018 up 54.6% 18th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 12.95 2018 down 8.5% 31st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 63.1% 2019 down 1.7% 17th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 59.0% 2019 down 5.8% 4th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.9% 2019 up 4.2% 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.5% 2019 up 3.2% 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 87.4% 2019 up 5.2% 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 84.1% 2019 — 4th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 83.8% 2019 — 5th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 84.4% 2019 — 2nd ← Previous Page 5 of 5