Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World is 89.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 89.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1971.
That places WB: Arab World 208th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.1% | — |
| 1971 | 54.8% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 67.1% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 73.5% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 74.6% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.9% | 54.8% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 67.1% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 74.6% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 82.7% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 85.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 85.9% | 89.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Arab World was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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