Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 19.75 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
19.75 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.75 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.60 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 19.75 million for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 19.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.81 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.60 million | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.71 million | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 2.84 million | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.98 million | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 3.15 million | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.39 million | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 3.64 million | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 3.90 million | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 3.26 million | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 4.40 million | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 4.67 million | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 4.97 million | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 5.24 million | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 5.53 million | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 5.85 million | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 6.23 million | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 6.52 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 6.76 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 6.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.60 million | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 7.66 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.81 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.13 million | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8.63 million | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 8.95 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 9.09 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.58 million | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 10.15 million | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 10.64 million | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 11.10 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 11.53 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 11.93 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.73 million | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.14 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.38 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.00 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.17 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.68 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 14.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.50 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.45 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.39 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.21 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 17.83 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 18.72 million | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 19.33 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 19.75 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 million | 2.60 million | 3.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 million | 4.40 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 million | 7.60 million | 10.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.80 million | 11.10 million | 14.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 million | 14.17 million | 16.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 million | 17.21 million | 19.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 19.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release