Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 52.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 52.4%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 58.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.6% | — |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 52.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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