Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 82.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1994.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.4% | — |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 64.4% | 70.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 72.4% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.5% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release