Population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Population of compulsory school age, female was 3.89 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 3.89 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 3.89 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million, in 2010.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.38 million | — |
| 2011 | 2.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.62 million | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.75 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.10 million | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.22 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.39 million | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.46 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.68 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.89 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 2.38 million | 3.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million | 3.68 million | 3.89 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 3.89 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release