Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 3.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.40 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.40 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.59 million
in 1996
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1994200920241994: 1.6M1995: 1.7M1996: 1.6M1997: 1.7M1998: 1.8M1999: 1.9M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.1M2002: 2.2M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.4M2005: 2.4M2006: 2.4M2007: 2.3M2008: 2.1M2009: 1.9M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.4M2012: 2.5M2013: 2.5M2014: 2.5M2015: 2.6M2016: 2.6M2017: 2.7M2018: 2.8M2019: 2.9M2020: 3.0M2021: 3.1M2022: 3.2M2023: 3.3M2024: 3.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 3.40 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 3.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1996.

ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 163rd 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 1.62 million
1995 1.72 million +5.8%
1996 1.59 million -7.2%
1997 1.71 million +7.2%
1998 1.81 million +6.2%
1999 1.91 million +5.3%
2000 2.02 million +5.7%
2001 2.14 million +6.1%
2002 2.24 million +4.9%
2003 2.38 million +5.9%
2004 2.42 million +1.7%
2005 2.41 million -0.3%
2006 2.41 million +0.2%
2007 2.27 million -5.9%
2008 2.10 million -7.7%
2009 1.93 million -7.9%
2010 1.98 million +2.7%
2011 2.42 million +22.2%
2012 2.49 million +2.9%
2013 2.48 million -0.3%
2014 2.53 million +1.7%
2015 2.59 million +2.5%
2016 2.63 million +1.7%
2017 2.72 million +3.2%
2018 2.84 million +4.5%
2019 2.92 million +2.6%
2020 3.01 million +3.1%
2021 3.12 million +3.7%
2022 3.23 million +3.4%
2023 3.35 million +3.8%
2024 3.40 million +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.73 million 1.59 million 1.91 million 6
2000s 2.23 million 1.93 million 2.42 million 10
2010s 2.56 million 1.98 million 2.92 million 10
2020s 3.22 million 3.01 million 3.40 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)

  1. 160 Samoa 8,556 compare
  2. 161 Macau, China 7,161 compare
  3. 162 Bahamas 6,742 compare
  4. 163 Solomon Islands 5,993 compare
  5. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 5,184 compare
  6. 165 Belize 5,131 compare
  7. 166 Kiribati 4,513 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 3.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1996.
How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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