Population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Population of compulsory school age, female was 44.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.56 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.56 million
in 2023
All-time low
23.65 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 44.56 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 44.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.65 million, in 1997.
UIS: Arab States ranks 131st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.65 million | — |
| 1998 | 23.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 25.09 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 25.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.47 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 26.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.34 million | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 29.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.20 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.32 million | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 38.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 41.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 42.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 42.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 43.85 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 44.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 44.56 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.72 million | 23.65 million | 23.87 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.84 million | 25.09 million | 30.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.72 million | 31.20 million | 41.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.60 million | 42.05 million | 44.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in UIS: Arab States was 44.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.56 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.65 million in 1997.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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