Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
138th
of 219 groups
All-time high
87.0%
in 2008
All-time low
69.0%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Arab States, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 85.4% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UIS: Arab States peaked at 87.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1972.
That places UIS: Arab States 138th 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 54 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.7% | — |
| 1972 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 73.0% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 72.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 80.4% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 78.7% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.1% | 69.0% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 72.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 79.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 80.5% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.4% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.8% | 85.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in UIS: Arab States was 85.4% 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1972.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 138th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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