School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.07 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.07 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.08 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 3.07 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 3.07 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.12 million | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.27 million | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.37 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.41 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.59 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.75 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.87 million | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.96 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.12 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.21 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.28 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.42 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.68 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.83 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.07 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 million | 1.08 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 million | 1.44 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 million | 1.87 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million | 2.19 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 million | 2.23 million | 2.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.75 million | 3.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 141 Jamaica 18,247 compare
- 142 Croatia 17,587 compare
- 143 Republic of Moldova 16,101 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 15,257 compare
- 145 Qatar 14,428 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 14,422 compare
- 147 Lithuania 14,238 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 3.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release