Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in primary education, male was 6.59 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 6.59 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 6.59 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.29 million, in 1996.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.29 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.66 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.81 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.97 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.72 million | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.91 million | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.22 million | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.55 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.79 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.54 million | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.95 million | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 6.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.44 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.59 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 million | 4.29 million | 4.52 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.07 million | 4.66 million | 5.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 million | 5.54 million | 6.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 million | 6.59 million | 6.59 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 178 French Polynesia 15,357
- 179 Malta 14,257 compare
- 180 Bahamas 13,755 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 11,545
- 182 Kiribati 9,000 compare
- 183 French Guiana 8,738
- 184 Barbados 8,377 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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 6.59 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 million in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release