Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in primary education, female was 18.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.16 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.16 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.75 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 18.16 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 18.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.75 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.82 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.75 million | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.99 million | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 4.21 million | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 4.38 million | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 4.63 million | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4.91 million | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 5.19 million | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 5.43 million | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 5.93 million | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 6.27 million | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 6.51 million | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 6.79 million | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 7.06 million | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 7.34 million | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 7.55 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.88 million | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 8.25 million | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 8.54 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 8.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.71 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 9.18 million | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 9.01 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 9.30 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.90 million | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 9.90 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 10.65 million | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 10.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.26 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.76 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.49 million | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 12.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.54 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.28 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.63 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 15.65 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 16.24 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 16.88 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 17.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 17.25 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.98 million | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 18.16 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.62 million | 3.75 million | 5.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.50 million | 6.27 million | 8.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.87 million | 8.71 million | 11.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.08 million | 11.26 million | 12.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 million | 12.71 million | 16.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.52 million | 16.88 million | 18.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 141 Armenia 76,631 compare
- 142 Croatia 71,520 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 70,611 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68,930 compare
- 145 Albania 67,774 compare
- 146 Republic of Moldova 65,955 compare
- 147 Slovenia 64,226 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 18.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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