Enrolment in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Enrolment in primary education, female was 2.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.40 million
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.40 million
in 2024
All-time low
457,974
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 2.40 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 2.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 457,974, in 1979.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 200th 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 primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.40 million | — |
| 1979 | 457,974 | -67.4% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million | +214.3% |
| 1981 | 1.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.64 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.71 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.97 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.28 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.12 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.40 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 930,342 | 457,974 | 1.40 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million | 1.44 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 million | 1.78 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.97 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 1.96 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.27 million | 2.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 197 Cayman Islands 2,191 compare
- 198 Andorra 2,071 compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,872 compare
- 200 Bermuda 1,669 compare
- 201 Gibraltar 1,352 compare
- 202 Monaco 1,014 compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 924 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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.11 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 2.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,974 in 1979.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release