Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 99.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 99.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 123.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2023.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 117th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 121.9% | — |
| 2011 | 122.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 123.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 101.3% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 102.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 103.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 104.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 102.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 101.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108.8% | 101.3% | 123.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.2% | 99.2% | 101.5% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 123.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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