Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 3.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 10.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 166th of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.0% | — |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 3.4% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 166th 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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