Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 7.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.87 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.45 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1994200920241994: 3.4M1995: 3.6M1996: 3.6M1997: 3.8M1998: 4.0M1999: 4.2M2000: 4.4M2001: 4.6M2002: 4.8M2003: 5.1M2004: 5.3M2005: 5.3M2006: 5.4M2007: 5.1M2008: 5.0M2009: 5.0M2010: 5.2M2011: 5.7M2012: 5.8M2013: 5.7M2014: 5.8M2015: 6.0M2016: 6.0M2017: 6.3M2018: 6.4M2019: 6.6M2020: 6.7M2021: 7.0M2022: 7.5M2023: 7.8M2024: 7.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 7.87 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 7.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.45 million, in 1994.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 3.45 million
1995 3.64 million +5.5%
1996 3.60 million -1.0%
1997 3.79 million +5.3%
1998 4.02 million +6.1%
1999 4.17 million +3.6%
2000 4.37 million +4.7%
2001 4.62 million +5.9%
2002 4.84 million +4.8%
2003 5.11 million +5.5%
2004 5.34 million +4.5%
2005 5.26 million -1.4%
2006 5.44 million +3.4%
2007 5.14 million -5.6%
2008 4.98 million -3.0%
2009 4.98 million -0.0%
2010 5.24 million +5.3%
2011 5.69 million +8.5%
2012 5.77 million +1.4%
2013 5.75 million -0.4%
2014 5.83 million +1.4%
2015 5.97 million +2.5%
2016 6.04 million +1.3%
2017 6.25 million +3.4%
2018 6.43 million +2.9%
2019 6.57 million +2.2%
2020 6.75 million +2.7%
2021 7.01 million +3.9%
2022 7.51 million +7.1%
2023 7.76 million +3.3%
2024 7.87 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.78 million 3.45 million 4.17 million 6
2000s 5.01 million 4.37 million 5.44 million 10
2010s 5.95 million 5.24 million 6.57 million 10
2020s 7.38 million 6.75 million 7.87 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70,621 compare
  2. 114 Georgia 66,567 compare
  3. 115 Panama 63,770 compare
  4. 116 Kuwait 56,817 compare
  5. 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54,482 compare
  6. 118 Oman 53,501 compare
  7. 119 Liberia 51,546 compare

See the full ranking of 417 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 7.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 7.87 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.45 million in 1994.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,681 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release