Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 13.85 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.85 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
942,200
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 13.85 million for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 13.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 942,200, in 1971.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 146th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.11 million
1971 942,200 -14.8%
1972 1.03 million +9.6%
1973 1.14 million +10.2%
1974 1.25 million +10.3%
1975 1.40 million +11.8%
1976 1.61 million +15.1%
1977 1.84 million +14.2%
1978 2.07 million +12.5%
1979 2.29 million +10.6%
1980 2.49 million +8.5%
1981 2.70 million +8.3%
1982 2.95 million +9.5%
1983 3.17 million +7.3%
1984 3.39 million +7.0%
1985 3.65 million +7.8%
1986 3.97 million +8.6%
1987 4.21 million +6.1%
1988 4.41 million +4.6%
1989 4.53 million +2.9%
1990 5.17 million +14.0%
1991 5.26 million +1.8%
1992 5.36 million +1.8%
1993 5.60 million +4.7%
1994 6.05 million +8.0%
1995 6.32 million +4.4%
1996 6.40 million +1.3%
1997 6.83 million +6.7%
1998 7.34 million +7.5%
1999 7.77 million +5.8%
2000 8.13 million +4.7%
2001 8.47 million +4.2%
2002 8.72 million +3.0%
2003 8.97 million +2.8%
2004 9.18 million +2.3%
2005 9.20 million +0.2%
2006 9.24 million +0.4%
2007 9.24 million -0.0%
2008 9.23 million -0.1%
2009 9.42 million +2.0%
2010 9.58 million +1.8%
2011 10.06 million +5.0%
2012 10.09 million +0.3%
2013 10.21 million +1.2%
2014 10.30 million +0.9%
2015 10.46 million +1.5%
2016 10.68 million +2.1%
2017 10.92 million +2.3%
2018 11.20 million +2.6%
2019 11.55 million +3.1%
2020 11.97 million +3.6%
2021 12.47 million +4.2%
2022 12.99 million +4.2%
2023 13.45 million +3.6%
2024 13.85 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.47 million 942,200 2.29 million 10
1980s 3.55 million 2.49 million 4.53 million 10
1990s 6.21 million 5.17 million 7.77 million 10
2000s 8.98 million 8.13 million 9.42 million 10
2010s 10.50 million 9.58 million 11.55 million 10
2020s 12.94 million 11.97 million 13.85 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 143 North Macedonia 72,882 compare
  2. 144 Qatar 72,768 compare
  3. 145 Latvia 61,027 compare
  4. 146 Fiji 57,718 compare
  5. 147 Central African Republic 55,317 compare
  6. 148 Eswatini 53,652 compare
  7. 149 Bahrain 53,239 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 13.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 13.85 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 942,200 in 1971.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,761 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release