Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 73.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 73.0%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 75.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.5% | — |
| 1971 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 53.0% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 55.4% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 57.3% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 64.7% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 63.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.2% | 47.4% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 64.6% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 63.2% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 65.0% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 71.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 73.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release