Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 66.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 66.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 66.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.4% | — |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.5% | 54.4% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 55.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 64.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 216 Equatorial Guinea 47.5% compare
- 217 Somalia 20.9% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 66.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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