Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
81.5%
in 2023
All-time low
38.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 81.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 81.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 143rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.5% | — |
| 1971 | 38.1% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 39.5% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 45.5% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 47.4% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 52.4% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 61.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 63.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 69.6% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 67.1% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.1% | 38.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 54.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 67.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 76.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.1% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 140 Gibraltar 90.7% compare
- 141 Dominican Republic 90.5% compare
- 142 Cayman Islands 90.5% compare
- 143 Serbia 90.2% compare
- 144 Lesotho 89.4% compare
- 145 Ghana 89.2% compare
- 146 Philippines 89.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release