Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 88.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 88.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1995.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 156th 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.9% | — |
| 1995 | 77.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 77.9% | 82.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 83.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.2% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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