Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 27.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 27.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 29.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 217th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.2% | — |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (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) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 27.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release