Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 1.14 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.14 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.16 million
in 2019
All-time low
456,794
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200920201998: 456.8k1999: 471.3k2000: 503.7k2001: 541.5k2002: 583.7k2003: 607.6k2004: 686.3k2005: 713.6k2006: 718.3k2007: 738.6k2008: 754.5k2009: 817.4k2010: 840.2k2011: 861.8k2012: 955.0k2013: 943.5k2014: 991.6k2015: 1.1M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 1.14 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.16 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 456,794, in 1998.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 456,794
1999 471,290 +3.2%
2000 503,736 +6.9%
2001 541,538 +7.5%
2002 583,725 +7.8%
2003 607,603 +4.1%
2004 686,293 +13.0%
2005 713,626 +4.0%
2006 718,289 +0.7%
2007 738,587 +2.8%
2008 754,526 +2.2%
2009 817,435 +8.3%
2010 840,151 +2.8%
2011 861,794 +2.6%
2012 955,029 +10.8%
2013 943,461 -1.2%
2014 991,559 +5.1%
2015 1.05 million +6.2%
2016 1.05 million -0.8%
2017 1.09 million +4.6%
2018 1.12 million +2.7%
2019 1.16 million +3.5%
2020 1.14 million -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 464,042 456,794 471,290 2
2000s 666,536 503,736 817,435 10
2010s 1.01 million 840,151 1.16 million 10
2020s 1.14 million 1.14 million 1.14 million 1

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 189 Cook Islands 322 compare
  2. 190 San Marino 311 compare
  3. 191 Tuvalu 222 compare
  4. 192 Naoero 219 compare
  5. 193 Anguilla 187 compare
  6. 194 Montserrat 46 compare
  7. 195 Niue 38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1.14 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 456,794 in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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