Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 68.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 68.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 141st out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.9% | — |
| 2000 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.9% | 54.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 55.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 61.6% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.6% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 138 Côte d'Ivoire 68.9% compare
- 139 Lebanon 68.6% compare
- 140 British Virgin Islands 68.5% compare
- 141 Lesotho 68.2% compare
- 142 Togo 68.0% compare
- 143 San Marino 67.7% compare
- 144 Bermuda 67.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 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 to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 68.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 141st out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release