Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Enrolment in primary education, female was 5.21 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 5.21 million, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 5.21 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million, in 1998.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.20 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.41 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.55 million | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.69 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.06 million | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.24 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.42 million | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.71 million | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.11 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.30 million | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.42 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.51 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.66 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.78 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.93 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.10 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.21 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 million | 2.20 million | 2.27 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 2.41 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 million | 3.94 million | 5.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 million | 5.21 million | 5.21 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 181 New Caledonia 10,780
- 182 Kiribati 8,457 compare
- 183 French Guiana 8,268
- 184 Barbados 7,937 compare
- 185 Tonga 7,462 compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 7,064 compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,855 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 5.21 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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