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 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1999–2024
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 Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 7.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% 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 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 115th 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 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.9% | — |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 112 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 113 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
- 114 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 115 Niger 1.0% compare
- 116 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
- 118 Slovenia 0.9% compare
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 7.1% 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 12.9% in 2000.
- 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 6.3% in 2022.
- 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 115th 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 22.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release