Primary education, pupils in Arab World
Arab World: Primary education, pupils was 47.5% in 2018. β² Rising
Primary education, pupils in Arab World, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 47.5% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Arab World peaked at 47.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1971.
Arab World ranks 37th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.3% | 38.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 41.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 45.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.8% | 47.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index -0.6977 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Arab World?
- Primary education, pupils in Arab World was 47.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for primary education, pupils?
- Arab World ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.