School enrollment, primary, male in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, primary, male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Arab World is 93.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Arab World peaked at 95.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1979.
That places Arab World 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.9% | — |
| 1971 | 84.3% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 79.9% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 90.5% | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.4% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.1% | 79.9% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 89.6% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 89.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.3% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 90.2% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 90.2% | 93.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Arab World?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Arab World was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1979.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Arab World ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.