Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 43.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 43.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 47.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 210th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.4% | — |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 40.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 43.3% | 47.3% | 7 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 43.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 210th out of 212 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release