Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 1.85 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.85 million
Change on year
up 21.2%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.94 million
in 2012
All-time low
743,662
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200920201998: 743.7k1999: 770.0k2000: 806.9k2001: 844.7k2002: 915.1k2003: 1.4M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.6M2006: 1.6M2007: 1.7M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.9M2011: 1.9M2012: 1.9M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 1.85 million, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.94 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 743,662, in 1998.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 190th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 743,662
1999 770,028 +3.5%
2000 806,943 +4.8%
2001 844,655 +4.7%
2002 915,100 +8.3%
2003 1.39 million +51.8%
2004 1.48 million +6.5%
2005 1.55 million +4.8%
2006 1.61 million +3.6%
2007 1.65 million +2.6%
2008 1.74 million +5.7%
2009 1.81 million +4.0%
2010 1.88 million +3.6%
2011 1.89 million +0.4%
2012 1.94 million +2.6%
2013 1.59 million -17.7%
2014 1.33 million -16.5%
2015 1.36 million +2.6%
2016 1.39 million +1.9%
2017 1.47 million +5.4%
2018 1.46 million -0.2%
2019 1.52 million +4.2%
2020 1.85 million +21.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 756,845 743,662 770,028 2
2000s 1.38 million 806,943 1.81 million 10
2010s 1.58 million 1.33 million 1.94 million 10
2020s 1.85 million 1.85 million 1.85 million 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 187 Monaco 942 compare
  2. 188 Bermuda 822 compare
  3. 189 Gibraltar 748 compare
  4. 190 Liechtenstein 732 compare
  5. 191 British Virgin Islands 610 compare
  6. 192 Naoero 595 compare
  7. 193 Cook Islands 581 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1.85 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 743,662 in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 11,017 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release