Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 100.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 114.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2021.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 113.2% | — |
| 2011 | 114.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 114.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 102.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 103.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 103.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 104.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 103.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 102.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 100.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 100.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 106.2% | 100.9% | 114.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 100.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 46 Cyprus 105.1% compare
- 47 Brazil 105.0% compare
- 48 Botswana 104.8% compare
- 49 Myanmar 104.7% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 104.6% compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 104.4% compare
- 52 Montenegro 104.4% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 100.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 114.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release