Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Arab World
Arab World: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 85.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 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
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Arab World stood at 85.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Arab World peaked at 85.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1998.
Arab World ranks 25th 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 in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.0% | — |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.0% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 84.0% | 85.4% | 9 |
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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 in Arab World?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Arab World was 85.4% 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 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1998.
- How does Arab World rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Arab World ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.