Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 37.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 37.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 37.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.8% | — |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 32.0% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 212 Central African Republic 15.8% compare
- 213 Somalia 3.3% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 37.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release