Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 88.5% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1995.
UIS: Arab States ranks 147th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.3% | — |
| 1995 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 72.8% | 78.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.7% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.7% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.1% | 88.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1995.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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