Net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World
Arab World: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 75.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World, 1998–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2014, net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World stood at 75.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World peaked at 75.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 1999.
Arab World ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.7% | — |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.6% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 67.2% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.6% | 75.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Arab World was 75.7% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 1999.
- How does Arab World rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Arab World ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2014.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.