Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1972.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 107th out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.7% | — |
| 1971 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 56.7% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 59.7% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 58.2% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 52.2% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 61.1% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 48.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 56.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 70.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 77.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 87.7% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 90.8% in 2024, 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1972.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 107th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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