Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 98.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 101.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 145th 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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.7% | — |
| 1971 | 86.2% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 87.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 89.1% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 88.4% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 89.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 92.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 94.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 96.8% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 98.8% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 101.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 92.7% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.6% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 99.8% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 97.6% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 96.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 86.2% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 88.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 92.2% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 95.4% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 93.9% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 93.7% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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