Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 46.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
46.0%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
210th
of 212 groups
All-time high
50.7%
in 2012
All-time low
46.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1999–2016

02040601999200720161999: 46.7 %2000: 47 %2001: 47.6 %2002: 47.6 %2003: 48.4 %2004: 49.9 %2005: 50.2 %2006: 50.4 %2007: 49.9 %2008: 50.3 %2009: 50.5 %2010: 50.4 %2011: 50 %2012: 50.7 %2013: 46.3 %2014: 47 %2015: 46.6 %2016: 46 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 50.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2016.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 210th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 46.7%
2000 47.0% +0.7%
2001 47.6% +1.2%
2002 47.6% +0.0%
2003 48.4% +1.6%
2004 49.9% +3.1%
2005 50.2% +0.7%
2006 50.4% +0.3%
2007 49.9% -1.0%
2008 50.3% +0.9%
2009 50.5% +0.4%
2010 50.4% -0.2%
2011 50.0% -0.8%
2012 50.7% +1.4%
2013 46.3% -8.6%
2014 47.0% +1.6%
2015 46.6% -1.0%
2016 46.0% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.7% 46.7% 46.7% 1
2000s 49.2% 47.0% 50.5% 10
2010s 48.1% 46.0% 50.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 46.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2016.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
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, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,898 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release