Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 70.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 70.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 133rd 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, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.2% | — |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.4% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 64.7% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.1% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 133rd out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release