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

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 1.94 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.94 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.94 million
in 2024
All-time low
176,126
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.94 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 176,126, in 1971.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 206,958
1971 176,126 -14.9%
1972 178,458 +1.3%
1973 183,894 +3.0%
1974 187,082 +1.7%
1975 201,848 +7.9%
1976 229,106 +13.5%
1977 258,045 +12.6%
1978 259,324 +0.5%
1979 276,343 +6.6%
1980 298,162 +7.9%
1981 323,321 +8.4%
1982 348,350 +7.7%
1983 365,795 +5.0%
1984 394,143 +7.7%
1985 415,242 +5.4%
1986 434,960 +4.7%
1987 449,947 +3.4%
1988 456,116 +1.4%
1989 481,203 +5.5%
1990 503,821 +4.7%
1991 527,508 +4.7%
1992 522,059 -1.0%
1993 542,059 +3.8%
1994 562,536 +3.8%
1995 579,670 +3.0%
1996 607,497 +4.8%
1997 639,362 +5.2%
1998 675,518 +5.7%
1999 661,737 -2.0%
2000 697,385 +5.4%
2001 702,219 +0.7%
2002 720,074 +2.5%
2003 736,649 +2.3%
2004 775,433 +5.3%
2005 841,640 +8.5%
2006 928,839 +10.4%
2007 947,139 +2.0%
2008 1.05 million +10.6%
2009 1.24 million +18.2%
2010 1.32 million +6.6%
2011 1.31 million -0.4%
2012 1.35 million +3.1%
2013 1.40 million +3.1%
2014 1.59 million +14.0%
2015 1.60 million +0.6%
2016 1.63 million +2.0%
2017 1.69 million +3.5%
2018 1.73 million +2.4%
2019 1.82 million +4.9%
2020 1.91 million +5.4%
2021 1.79 million -6.2%
2022 1.75 million -2.3%
2023 1.89 million +7.6%
2024 1.94 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 215,718 176,126 276,343 10
1980s 396,724 298,162 481,203 10
1990s 582,177 503,821 675,518 10
2000s 863,474 697,385 1.24 million 10
2010s 1.54 million 1.31 million 1.82 million 10
2020s 1.86 million 1.75 million 1.94 million 5

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

  1. 167 Maldives 4,920 compare
  2. 168 Sao Tome and Principe 4,769 compare
  3. 169 Malta 4,626 compare
  4. 170 Guinea-Bissau 4,590 compare
  5. 171 French Guiana 4,435 compare
  6. 172 Djibouti 3,395 compare
  7. 173 Belize 3,346 compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 176,126 in 1971.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 16,912 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release