Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 68.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
68.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.2%
in 2008
All-time low
68.2%
in 2020
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020

0204060801996200820201996: 72.2 %1997: 72.2 %1998: 72 %1999: 72.2 %2000: 72.6 %2001: 73.1 %2002: 73.5 %2003: 73.1 %2004: 74.5 %2005: 74.9 %2006: 76.3 %2007: 76 %2008: 77.2 %2009: 76.3 %2010: 75.7 %2011: 76 %2012: 76.2 %2013: 70.1 %2014: 69.1 %2015: 68.7 %2016: 68.5 %2017: 68.4 %2018: 69.1 %2019: 68.5 %2020: 68.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 68.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 77.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2020.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2020.
Year % Change
1996 72.2%
1997 72.2% -0.0%
1998 72.0% -0.3%
1999 72.2% +0.3%
2000 72.6% +0.6%
2001 73.1% +0.6%
2002 73.5% +0.6%
2003 73.1% -0.5%
2004 74.5% +1.8%
2005 74.9% +0.6%
2006 76.3% +1.9%
2007 76.0% -0.4%
2008 77.2% +1.6%
2009 76.3% -1.2%
2010 75.7% -0.8%
2011 76.0% +0.5%
2012 76.2% +0.2%
2013 70.1% -8.0%
2014 69.1% -1.4%
2015 68.7% -0.6%
2016 68.5% -0.3%
2017 68.4% -0.1%
2018 69.1% +0.9%
2019 68.5% -0.8%
2020 68.2% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.2% 72.0% 72.2% 4
2000s 74.7% 72.6% 77.2% 10
2010s 71.0% 68.4% 76.2% 10
2020s 68.2% 68.2% 68.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 68.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2020.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release