Primary completion rate, female in Arab World
Arab World: Primary completion rate, female was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Arab World, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 81.6% for primary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Arab World peaked at 81.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1972.
That places Arab World 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.8% | — |
| 1972 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 51.9% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 54.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 51.1% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 60.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.5% | 49.3% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 54.5% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 65.3% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 71.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 75.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 27 Georgia 102.9% compare
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- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Arab World?
- Primary completion rate, female in Arab World was 81.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1972.
- How does Arab World rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.