Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 101.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) recorded 101.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 101.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 73rd 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.3% | — |
| 1971 | 69.3% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 100.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 101.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.6% | 69.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 77.8% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 83.5% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 97.0% | 101.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 101.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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