Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 61.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 61.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 65.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.0% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 49.9% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 54.0% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 58.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 58.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.0% | 47.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 58.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 56.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 58.1% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.7% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 61.7% | 61.7% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 61.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release