Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World
Arab World: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 86.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 86.5% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World peaked at 87.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1998.
Arab World ranks 23rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.7% | — |
| 1999 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 79.7% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.7% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.9% | 87.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 20 Denmark 98.4% compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.4% compare
- 22 Egypt 98.3% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 98.3% compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 98.3% compare
- 25 Thailand 98.3% compare
- 26 New Zealand 98.2% compare
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Arab World was 86.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1998.
- How does Arab World rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.