Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 89.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.8%
in 2009
All-time low
83.7%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 89.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 91.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1995.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.1% | — |
| 1995 | 83.7% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.8% | 83.7% | 87.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 87.9% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.7% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 89.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release