Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
82.1%
in 2012
All-time low
61.1%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 81.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 82.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 154th 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.6% | — |
| 1971 | 64.8% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 68.2% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 69.5% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 61.1% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 72.5% | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.7% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.4% | 61.1% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 72.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 77.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.4% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.6% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release