Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in primary education, female was 26.65 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 26.65 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 26.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.78 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 128th 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 | 7.81 million | 6.78 million | 8.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.56 million | 9.91 million | 13.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.84 million | 13.34 million | 16.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.12 million | 16.73 million | 19.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 million | 19.69 million | 24.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.84 million | 25.08 million | 26.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 26.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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