Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in primary education, female was 23.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 23.71 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 23.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.05 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.79 million | 6.05 million | 7.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.99 million | 8.51 million | 11.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.67 million | 11.44 million | 14.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.88 million | 14.31 million | 17.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.46 million | 17.84 million | 21.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.04 million | 22.39 million | 23.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 12.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 23.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.71 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release