Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 2.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.68 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.68 million
in 2024
All-time low
205,314
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) stood at 2.68 million. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 2.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 205,314, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 191st 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 secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.09 million | — |
| 1979 | 205,314 | -81.2% |
| 1980 | 1.12 million | +447.5% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.25 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.39 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.44 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.58 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.61 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.76 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.05 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.61 million | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 648,337 | 205,314 | 1.09 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million | 1.12 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million | 1.36 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.65 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million | 1.75 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.26 million | 2.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 188 Saint Lucia 5,271 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,800 compare
- 190 Aruba 4,362 compare
- 191 Grenada 4,354 compare
- 192 Seychelles 4,112 compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 3,535 compare
- 194 Andorra 2,544 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 2.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,314 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release