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
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
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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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February 2026 Data Release