Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 85.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
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 SDG: Western Asia is 85.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 94.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Western Asia 140th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.3% | — |
| 1999 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 89.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 81.8% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 85.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Western Asia was 85.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 140th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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