Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 62.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 62.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 62.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.0% | — |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 53.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 59.2% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 62.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 211th out of 219 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release