Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 77.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 77.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 81.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.7% | — |
| 1971 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 61.3% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 62.7% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 68.1% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 69.5% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.0% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.3% | 59.7% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 71.9% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.9% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 73.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 76.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 77.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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