Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World
Arab World: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 16.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 16.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World peaked at 55.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2019.
Arab World ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.3% | — |
| 1971 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.0% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 52.9% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.5% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 43.0% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 42.4% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 39.2% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.9% | 44.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 34.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 27.5% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Arab World was 16.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Arab World ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/