School age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, primary education, female was 9.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.16 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.56 million
in 2022
All-time low
3.60 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 9.16 million.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 9.56 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.60 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.64 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.75 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.80 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.92 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.99 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 4.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 4.15 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.27 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 4.39 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 4.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.56 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.76 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.87 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.98 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.23 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.29 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.38 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 5.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.72 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.80 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.87 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.52 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 6.23 million | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.48 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.64 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.31 million | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 8.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.99 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.23 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.16 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.85 million | 3.60 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.64 million | 4.27 million | 5.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 million | 5.14 million | 6.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 million | 6.19 million | 7.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.21 million | 7.19 million | 9.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.34 million | 9.16 million | 9.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 168 Western Sahara 22,891 compare
- 169 Belize 22,615 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 21,196 compare
- 171 Maldives 19,958 compare
- 172 Macao 19,100 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 19,024 compare
- 174 Montenegro 18,636 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,633 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 9.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release