School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School age population, primary education, female was 28.57 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.57 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.57 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.71 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 28.57 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 28.57 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.71 million, in 1970.
UIS: Arab States ranks 127th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.71 million | — |
| 1971 | 12.05 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 12.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 12.54 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 12.76 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 12.97 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 13.21 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 13.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 13.74 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 14.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 14.27 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 14.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 14.88 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 15.17 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 15.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 15.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 16.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 16.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 16.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 16.97 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 17.52 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 17.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 18.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 18.51 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 18.74 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 18.94 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.09 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 19.21 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.40 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.47 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 20.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.87 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.57 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 24.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.04 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 26.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 27.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.50 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.57 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.88 million | 11.71 million | 14.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.70 million | 14.27 million | 17.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 million | 16.97 million | 19.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.13 million | 19.40 million | 20.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.78 million | 21.19 million | 26.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.04 million | 27.23 million | 28.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 26.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School age population, primary education, female in UIS: Arab States was 28.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.57 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.71 million in 1970.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release