Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 450,567 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
450,567
Change on year
down 6.3%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
480,923
in 2023
All-time low
29,461
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 450,567.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 480,923 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,461, in 1979.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 111,727 | — |
| 1979 | 29,461 | -73.6% |
| 1980 | 135,030 | +358.3% |
| 1981 | 119,213 | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 125,636 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 129,696 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 131,935 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 133,889 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 139,071 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 142,638 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 146,391 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 150,435 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 153,019 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 146,194 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 149,054 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 155,351 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 157,260 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 159,860 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 160,047 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 161,538 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 167,114 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 187,912 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 190,496 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 193,643 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 197,379 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 197,768 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 200,244 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 190,491 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 210,953 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 204,851 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 219,029 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 233,010 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 246,606 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 271,157 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 299,193 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 274,761 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 304,666 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 337,890 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 350,397 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 380,423 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 406,128 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 426,495 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 443,820 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 335,547 | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 465,792 | +38.8% |
| 2023 | 480,923 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 450,567 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,594 | 29,461 | 111,727 | 2 |
| 1980s | 135,393 | 119,213 | 150,435 | 10 |
| 1990s | 159,735 | 146,194 | 187,912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 203,786 | 190,491 | 233,010 | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,772 | 246,606 | 426,495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 435,330 | 335,547 | 480,923 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 201 Cook Islands 198 compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 165 compare
- 203 British Virgin Islands 155 compare
- 204 Anguilla 150 compare
- 205 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 60 compare
- 206 Montserrat 47 compare
- 207 Tokelau 21 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 450,567 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 480,923 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,461 in 1979.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release