Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 61.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 61.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 68.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2014.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 214th out of 219 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.4% | — |
| 1999 | 61.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 61.3% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 61.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 59.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 61.1% 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 214th 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 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