Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 69.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 69.2%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 71.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1998.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.5% | — |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 64.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 68.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.85 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 69.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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