Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 5.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.12 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.13 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.50 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1994200920241994: 2.5M1995: 2.6M1996: 2.7M1997: 2.9M1998: 3.1M1999: 3.3M2000: 3.5M2001: 3.5M2002: 3.5M2003: 4.0M2004: 4.1M2005: 4.1M2006: 4.1M2007: 4.2M2008: 4.3M2009: 4.4M2010: 4.5M2011: 4.6M2012: 4.6M2013: 4.3M2014: 4.0M2015: 4.1M2016: 4.2M2017: 4.3M2018: 4.3M2019: 4.4M2020: 4.6M2021: 4.8M2022: 5.0M2023: 5.1M2024: 5.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 5.12 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.13 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.50 million, in 1994.

That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 2.50 million
1995 2.56 million +2.5%
1996 2.68 million +4.4%
1997 2.88 million +7.7%
1998 3.09 million +7.1%
1999 3.28 million +6.4%
2000 3.45 million +5.1%
2001 3.51 million +1.6%
2002 3.54 million +0.9%
2003 3.97 million +12.2%
2004 4.07 million +2.5%
2005 4.09 million +0.6%
2006 4.09 million -0.1%
2007 4.20 million +2.8%
2008 4.29 million +2.2%
2009 4.39 million +2.3%
2010 4.45 million +1.4%
2011 4.55 million +2.2%
2012 4.60 million +1.1%
2013 4.25 million -7.7%
2014 4.05 million -4.8%
2015 4.11 million +1.5%
2016 4.20 million +2.3%
2017 4.26 million +1.4%
2018 4.28 million +0.5%
2019 4.41 million +3.0%
2020 4.57 million +3.6%
2021 4.78 million +4.6%
2022 4.95 million +3.6%
2023 5.13 million +3.6%
2024 5.12 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.83 million 2.50 million 3.28 million 6
2000s 3.96 million 3.45 million 4.39 million 10
2010s 4.32 million 4.05 million 4.60 million 10
2020s 4.91 million 4.57 million 5.13 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

  1. 168 Bahamas 6,664 compare
  2. 169 Brunei 6,403 compare
  3. 170 Barbados 5,221 compare
  4. 171 Samoa 5,156 compare
  5. 172 Tonga 5,139 compare
  6. 173 Kiribati 4,421 compare
  7. 174 Saint Lucia 3,149 compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 5.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The highest recorded value was 5.13 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.50 million in 1994.
How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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