Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 62.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
62.4%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
221st
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.7%
in 2009
All-time low
62.4%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

0204060801998200920201998: 67.4 %1999: 67.6 %2000: 68 %2001: 68.5 %2002: 68.3 %2003: 69.5 %2004: 71.1 %2005: 71.4 %2006: 71.9 %2007: 71.5 %2008: 72.5 %2009: 72.7 %2010: 72.6 %2011: 72.4 %2012: 72.5 %2013: 64.7 %2014: 64.2 %2015: 63.8 %2016: 63.4 %2017: 63.5 %2018: 63.7 %2019: 63.2 %2020: 62.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 62.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 72.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2020.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 67.4%
1999 67.6% +0.2%
2000 68.0% +0.5%
2001 68.5% +0.8%
2002 68.3% -0.2%
2003 69.5% +1.7%
2004 71.1% +2.3%
2005 71.4% +0.4%
2006 71.9% +0.8%
2007 71.5% -0.6%
2008 72.5% +1.5%
2009 72.7% +0.2%
2010 72.6% -0.2%
2011 72.4% -0.2%
2012 72.5% +0.1%
2013 64.7% -10.8%
2014 64.2% -0.7%
2015 63.8% -0.7%
2016 63.4% -0.5%
2017 63.5% +0.1%
2018 63.7% +0.2%
2019 63.2% -0.8%
2020 62.4% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.5% 67.4% 67.6% 2
2000s 70.6% 68.0% 72.7% 10
2010s 66.4% 63.2% 72.6% 10
2020s 62.4% 62.4% 62.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 62.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2020.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,306 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release