Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.4%
in 2024
All-time low
74.5%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024

0204060801001994200920241994: 75.2 %1995: 74.5 %1996: 75.4 %1997: 78.8 %1998: 80.8 %1999: 83.4 %2000: 84.9 %2001: 86.3 %2002: 87.7 %2003: 88.5 %2004: 88.9 %2005: 88.7 %2006: 89 %2007: 89.5 %2008: 90.1 %2009: 91.9 %2010: 92.1 %2011: 91 %2012: 92.3 %2013: 92.4 %2014: 92 %2015: 92.1 %2016: 92.4 %2017: 92.7 %2018: 93.2 %2019: 94 %2020: 95.1 %2021: 95.4 %2022: 93.9 %2023: 96 %2024: 96.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 96.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1995.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994 to 2024.
Year % Change
1994 75.2%
1995 74.5% -0.9%
1996 75.4% +1.2%
1997 78.8% +4.5%
1998 80.8% +2.6%
1999 83.4% +3.2%
2000 84.9% +1.8%
2001 86.3% +1.6%
2002 87.7% +1.7%
2003 88.5% +0.9%
2004 88.9% +0.5%
2005 88.7% -0.3%
2006 89.0% +0.4%
2007 89.5% +0.6%
2008 90.1% +0.6%
2009 91.9% +2.0%
2010 92.1% +0.3%
2011 91.0% -1.2%
2012 92.3% +1.5%
2013 92.4% +0.1%
2014 92.0% -0.5%
2015 92.1% +0.1%
2016 92.4% +0.3%
2017 92.7% +0.3%
2018 93.2% +0.6%
2019 94.0% +0.9%
2020 95.1% +1.1%
2021 95.4% +0.3%
2022 93.9% -1.5%
2023 96.0% +2.2%
2024 96.4% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.0% 74.5% 83.4% 6
2000s 88.6% 84.9% 91.9% 10
2010s 92.4% 91.0% 94.0% 10
2020s 95.4% 93.9% 96.4% 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 97 Georgia 99.3% compare
  2. 98 Estonia 99.2% compare
  3. 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.2% compare
  4. 100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.2% compare
  5. 101 New Zealand 98.8% compare
  6. 102 Latvia 98.7% compare
  7. 103 Trinidad and Tobago 98.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1995.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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