Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.1%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
141st
of 219 groups
All-time high
88.9%
in 2005
All-time low
66.1%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 85.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 88.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1979.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 141st of 219 groups on this measure, 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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.3% | — |
| 1971 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 69.6% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 71.6% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 75.8% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 78.7% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 66.1% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 70.6% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 74.0% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 79.9% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 77.9% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.6% | 66.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.4% | 70.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 80.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.1% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.1% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 141st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release