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 4.2% 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), 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) is 4.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% 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 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 176th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.0% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +60.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +104.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +88.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +104.1% | 6.6% | 13.4% |
| 2022 | +88.0% | 4.3% | 8.2% |
| 2012 | +60.1% | 8.3% | 13.3% |
| 2016 | -50.5% | 13.4% | 6.6% |
| 2013 | -48.2% | 13.3% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | -45.3% | 8.2% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- 173 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 174 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 175 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 175 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 175 Iceland 0.0%
- 175 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 175 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 175 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 175 Norway 0.0%
- 175 Tokelau 0.0% compare
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 4.2% 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 13.4% in 2015.
- 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 4.2% 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 176th 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 36.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release