Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 27.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27.1%
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.8%
in 2015
All-time low
18.9%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998–2020

01020301998200920201998: 18.9 %1999: 18.9 %2000: 19.5 %2001: 20.3 %2002: 21.1 %2003: 21.4 %2004: 23.6 %2005: 24 %2006: 23.7 %2007: 23.6 %2008: 23.2 %2009: 24.5 %2010: 24.5 %2011: 24.6 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 26.5 %2014: 27.7 %2015: 28.8 %2016: 27.8 %2017: 28.1 %2018: 28 %2019: 28.4 %2020: 27.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 27.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 28.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1998.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 18.9%
1999 18.9% +0.0%
2000 19.5% +3.3%
2001 20.3% +3.7%
2002 21.1% +4.3%
2003 21.4% +1.1%
2004 23.6% +10.2%
2005 24.0% +1.9%
2006 23.7% -1.4%
2007 23.6% -0.2%
2008 23.2% -1.5%
2009 24.5% +5.6%
2010 24.5% -0.1%
2011 24.6% +0.4%
2012 27.1% +9.9%
2013 26.5% -2.0%
2014 27.7% +4.5%
2015 28.8% +3.9%
2016 27.8% -3.5%
2017 28.1% +1.2%
2018 28.0% -0.2%
2019 28.4% +1.4%
2020 27.1% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.9% 18.9% 18.9% 2
2000s 22.5% 19.5% 24.5% 10
2010s 27.2% 24.5% 28.8% 10
2020s 27.1% 27.1% 27.1% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 27.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1998.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,055 data points, 1986–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release