Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 70.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 70.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 75.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.2% | — |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 66.2% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 67.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 70.3% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 70.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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