Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 78.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 82.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1995.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.7% | — |
| 1995 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.7% | 66.4% | 75.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 77.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 74.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 77.9% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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