Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.2%
in 2011
All-time low
73.0%
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 87.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 88.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1982.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 73.0% | — |
| 1983 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 83.1% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 75.6% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.8% | 73.0% | 83.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 77.6% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 81.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.5% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.4% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 127 Zambia 92.9% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 92.8% compare
- 129 Kiribati 92.8% compare
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.6% compare
- 131 North Macedonia 92.5% compare
- 132 India 92.3% compare
- 133 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1982.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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