Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.4%
in 2022
All-time low
24.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 68.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 68.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.5% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 25.4% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 29.9% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 25.5% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 33.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 46.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 63.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.2% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 68.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release