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 6.8% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 6.8%.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% 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 17.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, 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 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 | 13.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -43.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +77.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +78.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -41.3% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +11.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.0% | 5.8% | 10.4% |
| 2015 | +77.4% | 9.5% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | +41.8% | 12.4% | 17.5% |
| 2016 | -44.7% | 16.9% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | -43.9% | 17.5% | 9.8% |
| 2023 | -41.3% | 10.4% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 135 Egypt 0.8% compare
- 136 Tonga 0.8% compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% compare
- 138 Cook Islands 0.8% compare
- 139 Macau, China 0.7% compare
- 140 Cuba 0.7% compare
- 141 Malta 0.6% 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 6.8% 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 17.5% in 2008.
- 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 5.8% 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 28.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release