Proportion 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): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8632 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8632 GPIA
Change on year
down 19.6%
Rank
80th
of 214 groups
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.3754 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
22
1999–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1999–2024

0.40.60.811.21999201120241999: 0.678 GPIA2000: 0.792 GPIA2001: 0.651 GPIA2002: 0.702 GPIA2003: 0.7 GPIA2004: 0.73 GPIA2005: 0.738 GPIA2006: 0.712 GPIA2007: 0.705 GPIA2008: 0.41 GPIA2013: 0.803 GPIA2014: 0.825 GPIA2015: 0.375 GPIA2016: 0.817 GPIA2017: 0.796 GPIA2018: 0.822 GPIA2019: 0.793 GPIA2020: 0.854 GPIA2021: 1.1 GPIA2022: 0.49 GPIA2023: 1.1 GPIA2024: 0.863 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 0.8632 GPIA.

That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3754 GPIA, in 2015.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 80th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.6785 GPIA
2000 0.7918 GPIA +16.7%
2001 0.6506 GPIA -17.8%
2002 0.7023 GPIA +7.9%
2003 0.7005 GPIA -0.3%
2004 0.7296 GPIA +4.2%
2005 0.7381 GPIA +1.2%
2006 0.7116 GPIA -3.6%
2007 0.7052 GPIA -0.9%
2008 0.4104 GPIA -41.8%
2013 0.8034 GPIA +95.7%
2014 0.8246 GPIA +2.6%
2015 0.3754 GPIA -54.5%
2016 0.817 GPIA +117.7%
2017 0.796 GPIA -2.6%
2018 0.8221 GPIA +3.3%
2019 0.7932 GPIA -3.5%
2020 0.8544 GPIA +7.7%
2021 1.12 GPIA +31.3%
2022 0.4898 GPIA -56.3%
2023 1.07 GPIA +119.3%
2024 0.8632 GPIA -19.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Proportion 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +119.3% 0.4898 GPIA 1.07 GPIA
2016 +117.7% 0.3754 GPIA 0.817 GPIA
2013 +95.7% 0.4104 GPIA 0.8034 GPIA

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6785 GPIA 0.6785 GPIA 0.6785 GPIA 1
2000s 0.6822 GPIA 0.4104 GPIA 0.7918 GPIA 9
2010s 0.7474 GPIA 0.3754 GPIA 0.8246 GPIA 7
2020s 0.8806 GPIA 0.4898 GPIA 1.12 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 77 Mexico 0.8342 GPIA compare
  2. 78 Zimbabwe 0.8272 GPIA compare
  3. 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8246 GPIA compare
  4. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8116 GPIA compare
  5. 81 Ecuador 0.8101 GPIA compare
  6. 82 Nicaragua 0.8067 GPIA compare
  7. 83 Belize 0.7903 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 0.8632 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion 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 1.12 GPIA in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion 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 0.3754 GPIA in 2015.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 80th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion 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 up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release