Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 7.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 13.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 110th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.6% | — |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 7.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 110th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release