Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.0%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.7%
in 2012
All-time low
65.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 85.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 142nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.6% | — |
| 1971 | 65.2% | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 67.0% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 68.8% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 72.9% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 75.5% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 83.5% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 78.2% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.9% | 65.2% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.7% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 77.8% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 81.6% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.3% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 139 Marshall Islands 90.4% compare
- 140 Zambia 90.3% compare
- 141 Philippines 90.2% compare
- 142 Suriname 90.2% compare
- 143 Botswana 89.9% compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 89.8% compare
- 145 French Polynesia 89.6% 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release