Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.4%
in 2012
All-time low
78.1%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 95.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 97.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1979.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 200th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.3% | — |
| 1971 | 85.9% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 78.1% | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 90.7% | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 93.1% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 94.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.2% | 78.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.4% | 90.2% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 89.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.9% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.5% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 197 Solomon Islands 83.0% compare
- 198 Lebanon 82.1% compare
- 199 Yemen 81.8% compare
- 200 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.8% compare
- 201 Lesotho 81.8% compare
- 202 Syrian Arab Republic 81.3% compare
- 203 Honduras 78.5% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 95.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release