Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted was 0.9643 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9643 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
174th
of 219 groups
All-time high
0.9682 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7106 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 0.9643 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.9682 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7106 GPIA, in 1978.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 174th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7208 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7207 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7197 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7219 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7165 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7223 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7227 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7106 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7268 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7569 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7628 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7788 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.789 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7946 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7985 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8087 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8172 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8235 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8231 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8281 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8354 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.841 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8461 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8524 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8603 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8753 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8838 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.894 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9047 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9174 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.917 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9206 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9117 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.921 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9171 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9288 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9288 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9491 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9478 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9628 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9643 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7202 GPIA | 0.7106 GPIA | 0.7268 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7953 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 0.8235 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8585 GPIA | 0.8281 GPIA | 0.894 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9162 GPIA | 0.8993 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9488 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 0.9628 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.9643 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9682 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7106 GPIA in 1978.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 174th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release