Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World
Arab World: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 4.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 4.67 million number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World peaked at 4.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.99 million number, in 1970.
That places Arab World 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.99 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.04 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.19 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.29 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.46 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.57 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.63 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.70 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.84 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.91 million number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.99 million number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 3.07 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.29 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.41 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.45 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.49 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.51 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.55 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.57 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.58 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.63 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.65 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.67 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.70 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.78 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.83 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.88 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.12 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.55 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.67 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.22 million number | 1.99 million number | 2.46 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 million number | 2.51 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 million number | 3.23 million number | 3.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million number | 3.57 million number | 3.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.20 million number | 3.83 million number | 4.67 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Arab World was 4.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 million number in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.