Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
149th
of 219 groups
All-time high
82.4%
in 2012
All-time low
40.0%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 81.0% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 82.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 149th 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, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.6% | — |
| 1971 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 43.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 44.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 46.8% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 50.8% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 46.4% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 40.0% | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 58.7% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 61.9% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 71.1% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 40.0% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 48.5% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 67.6% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 77.2% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.9% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.1% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 146 Nicaragua 82.9% compare
- 147 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.6% compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 81.2% compare
- 149 Romania 81.0% compare
- 150 Côte d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 151 Suriname 80.3% compare
- 152 Zambia 79.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 149th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release