Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Western Asia

Primary school enrollment in Western Asia in 2017 — 90.7%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 2.1 pp.

2017 90.7% −1.5 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 95.1%2015
Period minimum 88.5%1999

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Western Asia, 1999–2017889092949619992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 88.5%2000: 93.1%2001: 89.9%2002: 94.3%2003: 91.1%2004: 91.8%2005: 91.7%2006: 94%2007: 93.9%2010: 92.2%2011: 94%2012: 91.8%2013: 89.4%2014: 94.4%2015: 95.1%2016: 92.2%2017: 90.7%
Change over the period: +2.1 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 90.7%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 90.7 −1.5 pp
2016 92.2 −2.9 pp
2015 95.1 +0.8 pp
2014 94.4 +5 pp
2013 89.4 −2.4 pp
2012 91.8 −2.2 pp
2011 94 +1.8 pp
2010 92.2
2007 93.9 −0.1 pp
2006 94 +2.3 pp
2005 91.7 −0 pp
2004 91.8 +0.7 pp
2003 91.1 −3.2 pp
2002 94.3 +4.4 pp
2001 89.9 −3.2 pp
2000 93.1 +4.6 pp
1999 88.5

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.