Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 60.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 60.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 60.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.3% | — |
| 1999 | 50.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 51.0% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 58.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 60.3% | 60.3% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 60.3% 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 Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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