Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 12.49 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 12.49 million for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 12.49 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.47 million, in 1996.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.47 million | — |
| 1997 | 7.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.65 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.14 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.46 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.78 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.36 million | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.73 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.06 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.42 million | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.02 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 10.19 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.22 million | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 11.09 million | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 11.27 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.49 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.63 million | 7.47 million | 7.84 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.07 million | 8.14 million | 10.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 million | 10.22 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.49 million | 12.49 million | 12.49 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 178 French Polynesia 29,415
- 179 Malta 27,337 compare
- 180 Bahamas 26,817 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 22,308
- 182 Kiribati 17,457 compare
- 183 French Guiana 17,006
- 184 Barbados 16,314 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3316 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 12.49 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.49 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 million in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.