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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 63.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
63.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
220th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.4%
in 2012
All-time low
55.2%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020

02040601996200820201996: 55.5 %1997: 55.4 %1998: 55.4 %1999: 55.2 %2000: 56.2 %2001: 57.4 %2002: 58.5 %2003: 58.5 %2004: 60 %2005: 61.9 %2006: 63.6 %2007: 63.2 %2008: 65.8 %2009: 65.9 %2010: 65.8 %2011: 65.7 %2012: 66.4 %2013: 61.2 %2014: 61.8 %2015: 61.5 %2016: 62.3 %2017: 62.6 %2018: 63.1 %2019: 63.6 %2020: 63.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 63.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 66.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1999.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2020.
Year % Change
1996 55.5%
1997 55.4% -0.2%
1998 55.4% -0.1%
1999 55.2% -0.3%
2000 56.2% +1.8%
2001 57.4% +2.2%
2002 58.5% +1.9%
2003 58.5% -0.0%
2004 60.0% +2.5%
2005 61.9% +3.3%
2006 63.6% +2.6%
2007 63.2% -0.6%
2008 65.8% +4.1%
2009 65.9% +0.2%
2010 65.8% -0.2%
2011 65.7% -0.0%
2012 66.4% +1.0%
2013 61.2% -7.9%
2014 61.8% +1.1%
2015 61.5% -0.4%
2016 62.3% +1.3%
2017 62.6% +0.4%
2018 63.1% +0.8%
2019 63.6% +0.8%
2020 63.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.4% 55.2% 55.5% 4
2000s 61.1% 56.2% 65.9% 10
2010s 63.4% 61.2% 66.4% 10
2020s 63.4% 63.4% 63.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 63.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1999.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release