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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 57.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
57.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
63.0%
in 2012
All-time low
49.6%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

02040601998200920201998: 49.8 %1999: 49.6 %2000: 50.5 %2001: 51.6 %2002: 52.9 %2003: 55.1 %2004: 56.8 %2005: 58.4 %2006: 59.6 %2007: 59.3 %2008: 61.6 %2009: 62.2 %2010: 62.6 %2011: 62.4 %2012: 63 %2013: 56 %2014: 56.7 %2015: 56.6 %2016: 57.1 %2017: 57.7 %2018: 57.7 %2019: 58.3 %2020: 57.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 57.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 63.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1999.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 219th 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.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 49.8%
1999 49.6% -0.3%
2000 50.5% +1.7%
2001 51.6% +2.1%
2002 52.9% +2.6%
2003 55.1% +4.1%
2004 56.8% +3.1%
2005 58.4% +2.9%
2006 59.6% +1.9%
2007 59.3% -0.5%
2008 61.6% +4.0%
2009 62.2% +1.0%
2010 62.6% +0.6%
2011 62.4% -0.3%
2012 63.0% +1.0%
2013 56.0% -11.1%
2014 56.7% +1.2%
2015 56.6% -0.2%
2016 57.1% +1.0%
2017 57.7% +0.9%
2018 57.7% +0.1%
2019 58.3% +0.9%
2020 57.8% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.7% 49.6% 49.8% 2
2000s 56.8% 50.5% 62.2% 10
2010s 58.8% 56.0% 63.0% 10
2020s 57.8% 57.8% 57.8% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 57.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1999.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,310 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release