Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.5%
in 2023
All-time low
20.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 67.5%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 68.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 140th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.6% | — |
| 1971 | 20.3% | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 23.2% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 24.8% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 26.7% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 28.9% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 38.4% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 54.8% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 20.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 36.6% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 51.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 63.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.1% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 137 Jamaica 84.6% compare
- 138 Niue 84.4% compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 84.4% compare
- 140 Egypt 83.9% compare
- 141 French Polynesia 83.4% compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 82.9% 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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 67.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release