Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1999.
That places UIS: Arab States 124th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.6% | — |
| 2000 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 60.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.9% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.1% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1999.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 124th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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