Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World

Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 95.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
97.0%
in 2012
All-time low
84.5%
in 1995
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 85.8 %1995: 84.5 %1996: 87.3 %1997: 87 %1998: 87.7 %1999: 89.1 %2000: 89.7 %2001: 90.2 %2002: 91.6 %2003: 91.5 %2004: 92.2 %2005: 92.4 %2006: 92.8 %2007: 92.7 %2008: 93.8 %2009: 95.4 %2010: 95.9 %2011: 95.9 %2012: 97 %2013: 95.4 %2014: 95.6 %2015: 94.8 %2016: 94.7 %2017: 94.9 %2018: 95.2 %2019: 95.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World stood at 95.5%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World peaked at 97.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 1995.

Arab World ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Arab World, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 85.8%
1995 84.5% -1.6%
1996 87.3% +3.3%
1997 87.0% -0.3%
1998 87.7% +0.8%
1999 89.1% +1.5%
2000 89.7% +0.7%
2001 90.2% +0.6%
2002 91.6% +1.5%
2003 91.5% -0.2%
2004 92.2% +0.8%
2005 92.4% +0.2%
2006 92.8% +0.5%
2007 92.7% -0.1%
2008 93.8% +1.2%
2009 95.4% +1.7%
2010 95.9% +0.5%
2011 95.9% +0.1%
2012 97.0% +1.1%
2013 95.4% -1.7%
2014 95.6% +0.2%
2015 94.8% -0.8%
2016 94.7% -0.1%
2017 94.9% +0.2%
2018 95.2% +0.3%
2019 95.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.9% 84.5% 89.1% 6
2000s 92.2% 89.7% 95.4% 10
2010s 95.5% 94.7% 97.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Arab World was 95.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 1995.
How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Arab World ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.