Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 65.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 65.9%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 71.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1998.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.0% | — |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 64.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 64.6% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 65.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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