Education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

488 indicators covering education for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.39 million 2024 up 11.6% 130th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.50 million 2024 up 11.1% 130th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.88 million 2024 up 12.2% 130th
Enrolment in primary education, male 30.51 million 2024 up 24.3% 121st
Enrolment in primary education, female 28.42 million 2024 up 26.0% 123rd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 44.87 million 2024 up 29.5% 112th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% 2024 up 0.2% 134th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.69 million 2024 up 9.3% 113th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.49 million 2024 up 28.1% 155th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.21 million 2024 up 27.8% 112th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% 2024 down 1.5% 88th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.65 million 2024 up 31.5% 109th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% 2024 up 0.0% 151st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 17.53 million 2024 up 18.8% 98th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% 2024 up 0.3% 127th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% 2024 down 3.2% 95th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.8% 2024 down 0.0% 71st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.67 years 2024 up 2.5% 134th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.5% 2024 up 2.5% 126th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 68.5% 2024 up 9.5% 109th
Teachers in primary education, female 1.85 million 2024 up 19.6% 102nd
Teachers in primary education, male 846,910 2024 down 8.1% 100th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 8.61 million 2024 up 14.4% 93rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 8.92 million 2024 up 23.4% 96th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 58.93 million 2024 up 25.1% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.4% 2024 up 3.1% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9777 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 145th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.6% 2024 up 1.9% 117th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.64 years 2024 up 3.5% 130th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.7 years 2024 up 1.6% 139th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9887 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% 94th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 3.19 million 2024 up 31.2% 155th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 3.30 million 2024 up 25.3% 152nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.48 million 2024 down 10.4% 102nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 2.66 million 2024 up 10.3% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 79.2% 2024 up 6.8% 103rd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.1 years 2024 up 11.4% 102nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.78 years 2024 up 6.3% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 89.1% 2024 up 4.3% 107th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 855,293 2024 down 11.0% 109th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 1.62 million 2024 down 10.0% 90th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 830,485 2024 up 6.5% 95th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 43.2% 2024 up 15.2% 93rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 88.1% 2024 up 5.2% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 78.3% 2024 up 7.9% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 90.1% 2024 up 3.6% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9776 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% 142nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 80.1% 2024 up 5.7% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9778 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 138th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.72 years 2024 up 7.6% 96th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.09 years 2024 up 17.1% 100th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9879 GPIA 2024 up 2.3% 108th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.85 years 2024 up 5.2% 91st
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.08 years 2024 up 13.3% 105th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.13 years 2024 up 9.7% 101st
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9895 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% 122nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 326,500 2024 up 23.4% 146th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6495 years 2024 up 18.5% 187th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 51.0% 2024 up 4.3% 122nd
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.36 million 2024 up 15.1% 109th