Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States

UIS: Arab States: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8098 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.8098 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
97th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.9506 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4018 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States, 1999–2024

00.20.40.60.811999201120241999: 0.757 GPIA2000: 0.882 GPIA2001: 0.683 GPIA2002: 0.729 GPIA2003: 0.745 GPIA2004: 0.764 GPIA2005: 0.765 GPIA2006: 0.771 GPIA2007: 0.794 GPIA2008: 0.517 GPIA2009: 0.81 GPIA2010: 0.79 GPIA2011: 0.547 GPIA2012: 0.426 GPIA2013: 0.629 GPIA2014: 0.67 GPIA2015: 0.402 GPIA2016: 0.695 GPIA2017: 0.743 GPIA2018: 0.787 GPIA2019: 0.686 GPIA2020: 0.798 GPIA2021: 0.951 GPIA2022: 0.518 GPIA2023: 0.856 GPIA2024: 0.81 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States is 0.8098 GPIA, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States peaked at 0.9506 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4018 GPIA, in 2015.

That places UIS: Arab States 97th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States, 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 UIS: Arab States, 1999 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.7574 GPIA
2000 0.8816 GPIA +16.4%
2001 0.6834 GPIA -22.5%
2002 0.7291 GPIA +6.7%
2003 0.745 GPIA +2.2%
2004 0.7637 GPIA +2.5%
2005 0.7646 GPIA +0.1%
2006 0.7709 GPIA +0.8%
2007 0.7935 GPIA +2.9%
2008 0.517 GPIA -34.8%
2009 0.8099 GPIA +56.6%
2010 0.7898 GPIA -2.5%
2011 0.5468 GPIA -30.8%
2012 0.4257 GPIA -22.1%
2013 0.6289 GPIA +47.7%
2014 0.6701 GPIA +6.5%
2015 0.4018 GPIA -40.0%
2016 0.6948 GPIA +72.9%
2017 0.7429 GPIA +6.9%
2018 0.7871 GPIA +5.9%
2019 0.686 GPIA -12.8%
2020 0.7985 GPIA +16.4%
2021 0.9506 GPIA +19.1%
2022 0.5182 GPIA -45.5%
2023 0.8561 GPIA +65.2%
2024 0.8098 GPIA -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7574 GPIA 0.7574 GPIA 0.7574 GPIA 1
2000s 0.7459 GPIA 0.517 GPIA 0.8816 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6374 GPIA 0.4018 GPIA 0.7898 GPIA 10
2020s 0.7866 GPIA 0.5182 GPIA 0.9506 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States

  1. 94 Costa Rica 0.7624 GPIA compare
  2. 95 Italy 0.7621 GPIA compare
  3. 96 Sweden 0.762 GPIA compare
  4. 97 Qatar 0.7616 GPIA compare
  5. 98 Kiribati 0.7561 GPIA compare
  6. 99 Brunei Darussalam 0.7539 GPIA compare
  7. 100 Austria 0.7534 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States?
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in UIS: Arab States was 0.8098 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 UIS: Arab States?
The highest recorded value was 0.9506 GPIA in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in UIS: Arab States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4018 GPIA in 2015.
How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
UIS: Arab States ranks 97th 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 UIS: Arab States?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this UIS: Arab States 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