Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 6.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 11.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2021.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 138th 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 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.4% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 6.3% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 138th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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