Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in primary education, female was 5.90 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5.90 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.90 million
in 2020
All-time low
3.18 million
in 1996
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020

02.0M4.0M6.0M1996200820201996: 3.2M1997: 3.2M1998: 3.3M1999: 3.3M2000: 3.5M2001: 3.7M2002: 3.8M2003: 3.6M2004: 3.8M2005: 4.0M2006: 4.2M2007: 4.3M2008: 4.5M2009: 4.6M2010: 4.7M2011: 4.8M2012: 5.0M2013: 4.7M2014: 5.1M2015: 5.2M2016: 5.4M2017: 5.5M2018: 5.7M2019: 5.8M2020: 5.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 5.90 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 5.90 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.18 million, in 1996.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1996 3.18 million
1997 3.21 million +1.2%
1998 3.25 million +1.2%
1999 3.33 million +2.3%
2000 3.48 million +4.6%
2001 3.65 million +4.9%
2002 3.82 million +4.5%
2003 3.65 million -4.5%
2004 3.82 million +4.8%
2005 4.02 million +5.3%
2006 4.20 million +4.4%
2007 4.25 million +1.3%
2008 4.52 million +6.3%
2009 4.63 million +2.4%
2010 4.73 million +2.1%
2011 4.84 million +2.2%
2012 4.97 million +2.8%
2013 4.67 million -6.0%
2014 5.14 million +9.9%
2015 5.23 million +1.8%
2016 5.40 million +3.3%
2017 5.54 million +2.5%
2018 5.67 million +2.5%
2019 5.83 million +2.7%
2020 5.90 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.24 million 3.18 million 3.33 million 4
2000s 4.00 million 3.48 million 4.63 million 10
2010s 5.20 million 4.67 million 5.83 million 10
2020s 5.90 million 5.90 million 5.90 million 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 179 Malta 13,080 compare
  2. 180 Bahamas 13,062 compare
  3. 181 New Caledonia 10,780
  4. 182 Kiribati 8,457 compare
  5. 183 French Guiana 8,268
  6. 184 Barbados 7,937 compare
  7. 185 Tonga 7,462 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 5.90 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 5.90 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.18 million in 1996.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,299 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release