Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 80.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
84th
of 212 groups
All-time high
80.4%
in 2022
All-time low
63.4%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia stood at 80.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 80.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1999.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 84th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.4% | — |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.1% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.4% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.0% | 80.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 81 Montenegro 86.2% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 86.0% compare
- 83 Serbia 85.4% compare
- 84 Namibia 84.9% compare
- 85 Barbados 84.8% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 84.7% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 80.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 84th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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