Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 58.4% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 58.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1996.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.7% | — |
| 1995 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 40.5% | 43.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 44.7% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 54.9% | 58.7% | 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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 58.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release