School age population, primary education, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School age population, primary education, female was 29.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.73 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.75 million
in 2022
All-time low
12.04 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 29.73 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 29.75 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.04 million, in 1970.
WB: Arab World ranks 114th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.04 million | — |
| 1971 | 12.38 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 12.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 12.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 13.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 13.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 13.58 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 13.87 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 14.14 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 14.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 14.77 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 15.08 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 15.38 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 15.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 16.02 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 16.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16.75 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 17.15 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 17.53 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 17.60 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 18.16 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 18.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 18.80 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 19.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 19.40 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 19.61 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.77 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 19.90 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 20.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 20.28 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.45 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 21.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 21.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 21.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.32 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23.62 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.78 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 25.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.77 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 27.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.75 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.65 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.73 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.24 million | 12.04 million | 14.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.26 million | 14.77 million | 17.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.10 million | 17.60 million | 20.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.07 million | 20.23 million | 21.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.01 million | 22.32 million | 28.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.40 million | 28.66 million | 29.75 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 26.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in WB: Arab World?
- School age population, primary education, female in WB: Arab World was 29.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 29.75 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.04 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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