Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1995.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 162nd 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.5% | — |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.3% | 71.1% | 76.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 77.6% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.1% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 159 Malaysia 89.2% compare
- 160 Côte d'Ivoire 89.2% compare
- 161 Bahamas 88.9% compare
- 162 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 163 Afghanistan 87.6% compare
- 164 El Salvador 87.6% compare
- 165 Puerto Rico 87.2% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release