Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 101.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 101.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 101.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.5% | — |
| 1971 | 69.1% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 70.9% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 72.3% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 74.8% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 76.7% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 80.9% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 82.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 101.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 101.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 101.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 69.1% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 82.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 84.9% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 95.2% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.8% | 98.6% | 101.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 101.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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