Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 8.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.43 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.69 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1994200920241994: 3.7M1995: 3.8M1996: 4.0M1997: 4.2M1998: 4.5M1999: 4.8M2000: 5.1M2001: 5.2M2002: 5.3M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.4M2005: 5.4M2006: 5.4M2007: 5.7M2008: 5.8M2009: 6.1M2010: 6.1M2011: 6.2M2012: 6.1M2013: 6.2M2014: 6.3M2015: 6.4M2016: 6.6M2017: 6.7M2018: 6.8M2019: 7.1M2020: 7.3M2021: 7.6M2022: 7.9M2023: 8.2M2024: 8.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 8.43 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 8.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.69 million, in 1994.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 3.69 million
1995 3.80 million +3.0%
1996 3.95 million +4.1%
1997 4.22 million +6.9%
1998 4.54 million +7.4%
1999 4.84 million +6.8%
2000 5.07 million +4.6%
2001 5.20 million +2.7%
2002 5.30 million +1.9%
2003 5.34 million +0.7%
2004 5.42 million +1.6%
2005 5.44 million +0.3%
2006 5.43 million -0.2%
2007 5.69 million +4.8%
2008 5.83 million +2.5%
2009 6.14 million +5.4%
2010 6.11 million -0.6%
2011 6.16 million +0.9%
2012 6.15 million -0.2%
2013 6.22 million +1.2%
2014 6.32 million +1.6%
2015 6.42 million +1.5%
2016 6.58 million +2.6%
2017 6.70 million +1.8%
2018 6.82 million +1.9%
2019 7.08 million +3.7%
2020 7.35 million +3.9%
2021 7.63 million +3.8%
2022 7.91 million +3.7%
2023 8.20 million +3.7%
2024 8.43 million +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.17 million 3.69 million 4.84 million 6
2000s 5.49 million 5.07 million 6.14 million 10
2010s 6.46 million 6.11 million 7.08 million 10
2020s 7.90 million 7.35 million 8.43 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 144 Slovenia 32,978 compare
  2. 145 Suriname 32,253 compare
  3. 146 Latvia 30,242 compare
  4. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 28,046 compare
  5. 148 Bahrain 27,108 compare
  6. 149 Mauritius 25,765 compare
  7. 150 Bhutan 24,751 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 8.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 8.43 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.69 million in 1994.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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