Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 69.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 141st of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 58.5% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.9% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 67.4% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 141st out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release