Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
83.6%
in 2023
All-time low
52.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 83.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 142nd 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.4% | — |
| 1971 | 52.0% | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 53.6% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 55.3% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 64.3% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 65.7% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 73.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 76.7% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 72.6% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.8% | 52.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.7% | 65.7% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 72.6% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 78.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 78.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.3% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 139 Egypt 91.2% compare
- 140 Jamaica 91.0% compare
- 141 Tajikistan 90.6% compare
- 142 Botswana 90.5% compare
- 143 Maldives 90.4% compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 90.1% compare
- 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 90.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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