Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 46.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 46.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 46.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.5% | — |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 37.5% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 46.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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