Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in primary education, female was 2.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.40 million
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.40 million
in 2024
All-time low
457,974
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) is 2.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 2.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 457,974, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.40 million | — |
| 1979 | 457,974 | -67.4% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million | +214.3% |
| 1981 | 1.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.50 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.64 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.71 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.97 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.28 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.04 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.12 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.40 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 930,342 | 457,974 | 1.40 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million | 1.44 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 million | 1.78 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.97 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 1.96 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.27 million | 2.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 197 Cayman Islands 2,191 compare
- 198 Andorra 2,071 compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,872 compare
- 200 Bermuda 1,669 compare
- 201 Gibraltar 1,352 compare
- 202 Monaco 1,014 compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 924 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 2.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,974 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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