Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.1%
in 2012
All-time low
69.8%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 91.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 92.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.4% | — |
| 1971 | 69.9% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 75.8% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 69.8% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 79.1% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.4% | 69.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 79.0% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 82.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.1% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.7% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.1% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 91.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release