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 8.5% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 36.6% 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 18.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
UIS: Arab States ranks 124th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 15.2% | — |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -35.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +53.6% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -29.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States 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 | +53.6% | 7.7% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
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 8.5% 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 18.7% in 2012.
- 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 7.7% in 2021.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- UIS: Arab States 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 UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release