Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.9%
in 2012
All-time low
80.2%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 90.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 91.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 146th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.2% | — |
| 1995 | 80.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 80.2% | 86.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 86.2% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.6% | 90.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 143 Bangladesh 94.5% compare
- 144 San Marino 94.1% compare
- 145 Jamaica 93.7% compare
- 146 Seychelles 93.7% compare
- 147 Mongolia 93.5% compare
- 148 Palestine, State of 92.9% compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 92.9% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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