Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 93.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.3%
in 2012
All-time low
53.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 93.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 94.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.6% | — |
| 1971 | 53.5% | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 58.1% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 59.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 67.4% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 70.1% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 74.6% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 80.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 82.4% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.8% | 53.5% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.1% | 70.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 81.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 87.2% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.2% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 89.2% | 93.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 180 El Salvador 90.4% compare
- 181 Malaysia 90.4% compare
- 182 Macau, China 89.9% compare
- 183 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 89.8% compare
- 184 Suriname 89.7% compare
- 185 Paraguay 88.8% compare
- 186 Kuwait 88.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 93.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release