Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 54.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
54.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
221st
of 221 groups
All-time high
62.5%
in 2012
All-time low
54.2%
in 2020
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020

02040601996200820201996: 58.1 %1997: 58 %1998: 57.9 %1999: 57.9 %2000: 58.5 %2001: 59.1 %2002: 59.1 %2003: 60.3 %2004: 62 %2005: 62.2 %2006: 62.3 %2007: 61.8 %2008: 62.3 %2009: 62.5 %2010: 62.2 %2011: 61.8 %2012: 62.5 %2013: 56.3 %2014: 56.6 %2015: 56 %2016: 55.5 %2017: 55.5 %2018: 55.4 %2019: 55 %2020: 54.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 54.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 62.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2020.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2020.
Year % Change
1996 58.1%
1997 58.0% -0.2%
1998 57.9% -0.2%
1999 57.9% +0.0%
2000 58.5% +0.9%
2001 59.1% +1.1%
2002 59.1% -0.1%
2003 60.3% +2.1%
2004 62.0% +2.7%
2005 62.2% +0.4%
2006 62.3% +0.2%
2007 61.8% -0.9%
2008 62.3% +0.9%
2009 62.5% +0.2%
2010 62.2% -0.5%
2011 61.8% -0.5%
2012 62.5% +1.1%
2013 56.3% -9.9%
2014 56.6% +0.6%
2015 56.0% -1.1%
2016 55.5% -0.9%
2017 55.5% -0.1%
2018 55.4% -0.1%
2019 55.0% -0.8%
2020 54.2% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.0% 57.9% 58.1% 4
2000s 61.0% 58.5% 62.5% 10
2010s 57.7% 55.0% 62.5% 10
2020s 54.2% 54.2% 54.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 54.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2020.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,550 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release