Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.5%
in 2012
All-time low
68.1%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 93.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 94.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1979.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.4% | — |
| 1971 | 71.3% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.1% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 79.2% | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 84.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.4% | 68.1% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 79.2% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 82.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 90.4% | 93.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release