Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 70.8%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 71.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 132nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.9% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.5% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 69.1% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release