Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.4%
in 2024
All-time low
52.5%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 80.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 153rd 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.9% | — |
| 1971 | 53.2% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 56.6% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 62.3% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.4% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.1% | 52.5% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 62.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 68.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 73.8% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.2% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.0% | 80.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 150 Dominican Republic 89.2% compare
- 151 Ghana 89.1% compare
- 152 Gibraltar 89.0% compare
- 153 Ukraine 88.5% compare
- 154 Malawi 88.1% compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 88.0% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 87.9% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 80.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release