Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 26.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 26.65 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 26.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.78 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 128th 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.99 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.78 million | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 7.08 million | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7.38 million | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 7.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 7.93 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 8.29 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 8.63 million | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 8.92 million | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 8.53 million | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 9.91 million | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 10.21 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.59 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 10.94 million | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 11.33 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 12.09 million | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 12.60 million | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 12.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 13.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 13.34 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.88 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 13.80 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 14.17 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.86 million | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 14.92 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.79 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 16.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 16.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 16.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 17.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.48 million | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 18.90 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 19.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 19.69 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.75 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.53 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 20.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.07 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 22.26 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.98 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 23.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.08 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 25.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.37 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 26.65 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.81 million | 6.78 million | 8.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.56 million | 9.91 million | 13.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.84 million | 13.34 million | 16.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.12 million | 16.73 million | 19.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.61 million | 19.69 million | 24.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.84 million | 25.08 million | 26.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 26.65 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.