Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 87.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 88.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.5% | — |
| 1995 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 77.5% | 82.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.4% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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