Primary School Enrollment

Middle East Ranking

percent of all eligible childrenSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	United Arab Emirates	115.35	2020	2	114.41
2 ↑	Iran	110.71	2017	4	111.24
3 ↑	Iraq	108.69	2007	6	104.38
4 ↑	Afghanistan	106.7	2019	7	104
5	Israel	104.53	2019	5	104.69
6 ↑	Oman	104.52	2020	9	102.94
7 ↑	Qatar	103.92	2020	8	103.54
8 ↑	Saudi Arabia	100.22	2020	10	100.71
9 ↑	Bahrain	98.03	2019	11	99.36
10 ↓	Lebanon	95.05	1985	3	113.18
11 ↑	Turkey	94.91	2018	13	93.15
12	Yemen	93.64	2016	12	95.1
13 ↑	Kuwait	87.28	2020	14	88.01
14 ↓	Syria	81.66	2013	1	128.46
15	Jordan	80.35	2020	15	81.8

Definition of Primary School Enrollment

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.