School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.59 million
Change on year
down 20.7%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.28 million
in 2006
All-time low
484,066
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States is 3.59 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 5.28 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 484,066, in 1997.
UIS: Arab States ranks 96th 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.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 484,066 | — |
| 1998 | 2.84 million | +487.2% |
| 1999 | 3.34 million | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 4.85 million | +45.4% |
| 2001 | 5.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.18 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.07 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.28 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.58 million | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 3.15 million | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 3.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.42 million | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.12 million | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 4.08 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.06 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.08 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.44 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.59 million | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 million | 484,066 | 3.34 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.57 million | 3.15 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 million | 3.22 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million | 3.59 million | 4.53 million | 5 |
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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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UIS: Arab States was 3.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,066 in 1997.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release