Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States is 6.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2022.
That places UIS: Arab States 118th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 115 Niger 1.0% compare
- 116 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
- 118 Slovenia 0.9% compare
- 119 Montenegro 0.9% compare
- 120 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 121 Egypt 0.9% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States was 6.9% 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2022.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 118th 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 UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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