Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 45.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
55.8%
in 2010
All-time low
34.5%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

02040601998200920201998: 34.5 %1999: 34.5 %2000: 35 %2001: 35.7 %2002: 37.8 %2003: 47.7 %2004: 50 %2005: 50.9 %2006: 51.1 %2007: 51.1 %2008: 52.9 %2009: 54.5 %2010: 55.8 %2011: 55.2 %2012: 55.7 %2013: 45 %2014: 43 %2015: 43.2 %2016: 43.1 %2017: 44.5 %2018: 43.4 %2019: 44.2 %2020: 45.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 45.2%.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 55.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1999.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 34.5%
1999 34.5% -0.0%
2000 35.0% +1.7%
2001 35.7% +1.9%
2002 37.8% +5.9%
2003 47.7% +26.3%
2004 50.0% +4.6%
2005 50.9% +1.9%
2006 51.1% +0.4%
2007 51.1% -0.1%
2008 52.9% +3.6%
2009 54.5% +3.0%
2010 55.8% +2.4%
2011 55.2% -1.0%
2012 55.7% +0.9%
2013 45.0% -19.2%
2014 43.0% -4.4%
2015 43.2% +0.6%
2016 43.1% -0.2%
2017 44.5% +3.1%
2018 43.4% -2.4%
2019 44.2% +1.7%
2020 45.2% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.5% 34.5% 34.5% 2
2000s 46.7% 35.0% 54.5% 10
2010s 47.3% 43.0% 55.8% 10
2020s 45.2% 45.2% 45.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 45.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1999.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release