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 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 5.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% 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 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 124th 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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 121 Egypt 0.9% compare
- 122 Gibraltar 0.8% compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 124 Mexico 0.8% compare
- 125 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8% compare
- 127 Poland 0.8% compare
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)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
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 5.9% 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 10.5% in 2000.
- 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 5.1% in 2022.
- 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 124th 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 25.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release