Primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary completion rate, total was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 83.7% for primary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1972.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.3% | — |
| 1971 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 61.5% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 59.2% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 63.8% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 68.1% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.3% | 55.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 61.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 68.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 71.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 73.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 76.8% | 83.7% | 5 |
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- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 582.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 2.51 billion current US$ (2023)
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- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.83 billion current US$ (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Primary completion rate, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 83.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1972.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.